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1. Is it allowed to use something like this in the OS/Net Makefiles: -- snip -- # use "shcomp" if present to compile the shell script, # otherwise just copy it: $(ROOTUSR)/usr/bin/foo: foo.sh if [[ -x /usr/bin/shcomp ]] ; then \ shcomp foo.sh >$(ROOTUSR)/usr/bin/foo \ else \ cp foo.sh $(ROOTUSR)/usr/bin/foo \ fi install: $(ROOTUSR)/usr/bin/foo -- snip -- ... I belive the answer is "no" ... but I better ask before starting to add some kind of staged putback monstrosity... 2. The same question for the SFW gate - AFAIK the answer should be "yes" since stuff like "configure" could pick-up "shcomp" automagically anyway... ---- Bye, Roland -- __ . . __ (o.\ \/ /.o) roland.mainz at nrubsig.org \__\/\/__/ MPEG specialist, C&&JAVA&&Sun&&Unix programmer /O /==\ O\ TEL +49 641 7950090 (;O/ \/ \O;)