Re: [HACKERS] Proposed autoconf change: rip out search for 'install'

From: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org>
To: Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Proposed autoconf change: rip out search for 'install'
Date: 1998-12-07 19:33:40
Message-ID: Pine.BSF.4.05.9812071533040.6846-100000@thelab.hub.org
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On Mon, 7 Dec 1998, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> > I propose taking out configure's search for an install program and
> > just letting it select install-sh always. Anyone who really wanted
> > to use their local install could still override that decision by
> > changing Makefile.global.
>
> >
> > Comments? Objections?
>
> I have no problem with that.

I do...I don't like it when we assume that we're right and the
person installing the software is wrong...usnig AC_PROG_INSTALL should be
sufficient...

Marc G. Fournier
Systems Administrator @ hub.org
primary: scrappy(at)hub(dot)org secondary: scrappy(at){freebsd|postgresql}.org

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