Hello,
I'm still undecided with this. I see the benefit, but I see quite a few
subtle issues with it as well. I'd like to see a more evolved patch
before judging.
* Bruno Haible wrote on Tue, Apr 18, 2006 at 02:43:42PM CEST:
>
> + @defmac AC_PROG_MKDIR_P
> + @acindex{AC_PROG_MKDIR_P}
> + @ov
Stepan Kasal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I second this proposal. I think this could be added right now, even though
> we are in a freeze.
I tend to agree, since it's taken from Automake. Assuming my minor
patch to Automake for leading "-" is accepted I'd like that change put
into Autoconf as
Hello,
On Tue, Apr 18, 2006 at 02:43:42PM +0200, Bruno Haible wrote:
> Therefore I propose to move the AM_PROG_MKDIR_P that defines an @mkdir_p@
> variable to autoconf. The sooner, the better.
I second this proposal. I think this could be added right now, even though
we are in a freeze.
I think
Automake now has a good way for creating installation directories:
it is multiprocess-safe, and uses GNU mkdir on GNU and Linux platforms,
while using the portable install-sh as a safe fallback.
Basically every package that does not use automake and that wants to
install _anything_ in public direc
