On Wed, Oct 04, 2000 at 02:39:26PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > Josip> NB mentioning /usr/bin/install in Policy would be good also > Josip> because some lame configure scripts may not be using it, > Josip> instead they'll be using the supplied install-sh > Josip> script. That's compatible with every Unix-like system in the > Josip> universe, but is also much much slower than /usr/bin/install. > > Umm, this should not be dictated by policy. I think individual > maintainewrs can take care of thier packages, and if they choose to > use ./install.sh, they should not be hit by a policy bug report.
Using install-sh while /usr/bin/install exists just wastes time/resources of people who recompile (think 6 build daemons), I don't see why shouldn't Policy recommend a more rational method. -- Digital Electronic Being Intended for Assassination and Nullification
