Very often I see makefile use install(1) when cp, mkdir, chmod, and Co. would be equally compact.
Is there any reason why someone should use install(1) instead of the standard Unix tools? Install(1) isn't available everywhere and AFAIR there are incompatible versions, too. There are several reasons not to use it, but are there ones that encourage using it? I know, we don't use it, but there might be advantages of it, though. These I would like to know. meillo
