Re: shall `make uninstall' remove directories?

[Tom Tromey]

>>>>> "Peter" == Peter Eisentraut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

>> I think we should not introduce more utilities.  We have way too
>> many already.  How about reimplementing this as a patch to
>> "missing"?

Peter> Hmm, "missing" _fakes_ a given program (with touch, etc.)
Peter> whereas mkinstalldirs, install-sh, etc. are the real thing, but
Peter> implemented in shell. I don't think these things should be
Peter> mixed up.

Why not?

Peter> Furthermore, not everyone uses missing, whereas a lot of people
Peter> use install-sh or mkinstalldirs. I'm one of them. Not every
Peter> software is GNU software either. Some people may be "missing"
Peter> more programs than it handles, or less. One tool for one job, I
Peter> say.

All automake users use missing.  I'm not concerned about people who
don't use automake.  As always, they get to fend for themselves.

Tom