Thats why gnu autoconf ships install-sh script ;) as a fallback when install is not found
On 19 Nov 2014, at 20:36, k...@shike2.com wrote: >>> On 18 November 2014 19:25, Greg Reagle <greg.rea...@umbc.edu> wrote: >>> Hello. Is there a particular reason that a combination of cp, mkdir, >>> and chmod are used rather than the install command, in several suckless >>> projects (in the install target of Makefile)? >> >> To me the answer is rather obvious. install violates the Unix >> principle, because it does too many things, that are achieved already >> by cp, mkdir, chmod, etc. > > I agree. > >
