| From: | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> |
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| To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Cc: | Jarom Hagen <jhagen(at)telematch(dot)com>, <pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>, <pgsql-bugs(at)postgreSQL(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Depending on system install scripts (was Re: COBOL) |
| Date: | 2001-03-08 23:13:10 |
| Message-ID: | Pine.LNX.4.30.0103090012170.1061-100000@peter.localdomain |
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Tom Lane writes:
> I've suggested a couple of times that since we include install-sh in our
> distro anyway, it's pointless and unnecessarily risky to go looking for
> a platform-supplied install program. However, I could never quite get
> anyone else to see the reasoning. Now that I have this sterling example
> to point to, I'm going to start rattling the cage again. Why don't we
> get rid of the configure-time search for 'install', and just always use
> our own script?
I've sent this to the Autoconf list for some comment, but in general I
agree with you.
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Peter Eisentraut peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net http://yi.org/peter-e/
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