> Hi, > On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 17:55:04 +0100, Eric Sunshine wrote: > ... >> At the very least, it would be a good idea to >> only use "ls -ld" after checking that such usage is valid (i.e. ensure >> that "ls -ld" actually works, and works as intended on the target platform).
> As the possible 'keep executable' feature would be dependent upon by the > package there is no way to make it optional according to the host platform. > OK, I give up, I see the only chance as 'chmod +x' in AC_CONFIG_COMMANDS. > I consider this as a long-lasting pain of autoconf. How about cp FILE.in FILE and then perform the transformation from FILE.in's contents to (>) FILE?