Re: [PATCH] compare header files before installing

2001-02-03 Thread Tom Tromey
> "Hari" == Raja R Harinath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Hari> One approach would be to use $(INSTALL_HEADER) which defaults to Hari> $(INSTALL_DATA), and allow users to specify a special installer Hari> if they choose. Of course, it would be nice if 'install' in Hari> fileutils could be exte

Re: [PATCH] compare header files before installing

2000-10-16 Thread Alexandre Oliva
On Oct 17, 2000, Raja R Harinath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Of course, it would be nice if 'install' in fileutils > could be extended to provide a --only-if-change option. Well, there's always move-if-change... But yes, that seems to be the way to go. We shouldn't change what isn't broken; g

Re: [PATCH] compare header files before installing

2000-10-16 Thread Raja R Harinath
Alexandre Oliva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Oct 16, 2000, Akim Demaille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This patch seems OK to me, but I'd appreciate if Alexandre, Tom, Pavel > > or Jim could confirm it's OK. > > I have mixed feelings about this. At first, it may sound nice to not > touch pr

Re: [PATCH] compare header files before installing

2000-10-16 Thread Alexandre Oliva
On Oct 16, 2000, Akim Demaille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This patch seems OK to me, but I'd appreciate if Alexandre, Tom, Pavel > or Jim could confirm it's OK. I have mixed feelings about this. At first, it may sound nice to not touch pre-existing files. However, think of someone that uses

Re: [PATCH] compare header files before installing

2000-10-16 Thread Akim Demaille
This patch seems OK to me, but I'd appreciate if Alexandre, Tom, Pavel or Jim could confirm it's OK.

[PATCH] compare header files before installing

2000-10-02 Thread Morten Eriksen
Hi, it'd be nice if something like the attached patch could go into Automake. It'd save a lot of recompiling for developers writing libraries. 2000-10-02 Morten Eriksen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * header.am (install-@DIR@HEADERS): Don't install a header file if it is identical to th