On 31/01/13 15:51, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> TJ <g...@iam.tj> writes:
> 
>> +    $(INSTALL) -d -m $(INSTALL_MODE_EXECUTABLE) $(DESTDIR)$(man1dir)
>> +    $(INSTALL) -d -m $(INSTALL_MODE_EXECUTABLE) $(DESTDIR)$(man5dir)
>> +    $(INSTALL) -d -m $(INSTALL_MODE_EXECUTABLE) $(DESTDIR)$(man7dir)
>> +    $(INSTALL) -m $(INSTALL_MODE_DATA) $(DOC_MAN1) $(DESTDIR)$(man1dir)
>> +    $(INSTALL) -m $(INSTALL_MODE_DATA) $(DOC_MAN5) $(DESTDIR)$(man5dir)
>> +    $(INSTALL) -m $(INSTALL_MODE_DATA) $(DOC_MAN7) $(DESTDIR)$(man7dir)
> 
> I'm tempted to suggest
> 
>     INSTALL_DIR = $(INSTALL) -d -m 755
>     INSTALL_DATA = $(INSTALL) -m 644
>     INSTALL_PROGRAM = $(INSTALL) -m 755
> 
> The number of lines the patch needs to touch will be the same, but
> the resulting lines will not have many $(INSTALL_MODE_BLAH) shouting
> at us.

I did contemplate that but was concerned it might be seen as interfering unduly 
with
the tool name/path settings, as opposed to their options.

> Besides, you would want to differentiate the two kinds of 755 anyway
> (I'd prefer INSTALL_PROGRAM to use -m 555 personally, for example).

Yes, I think I lost that one in the mists of sed-land when making the changes :)

I'll revise the patch based on received comments and post the revision tomorrow.
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