> From: Akim Demaille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 10:51:14 +0100
Thanks. > Stop using the idiom "test && action" in favor of "if test; then > action; fi". Why? does it do any harm in some situations? > - cp $xref_files_orig "$work_bak" > + # The following line improves `cp $xref_files_orig "$work_bak"' > + # by preserving the directory parts. Think of > + # cp chap1/main.aux chap2/main.aux $work_bak. > + tar cf - $xref_files_orig | (cd "$work_bak" && tar xf -) Can you please describe the situation where texi2dvi is run on a directory tree like the comment above suggests? I didn't think this could happen. The problem with this replacement is that on non-Posix platforms it requires yet another ported utility (Tar) and a very reliable support in the shell for Posix-style (command...) semantics. I think we should consider the merits and demerits of this. _______________________________________________ Texinfo home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/ [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-texinfo
