"K Suominen" wrote: >On 2/27/06, Scott Blachowicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> > >etc/Makefile.in - use $(INSTALL_SCRIPT) to install the scripts instead >> > > of $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) so it doesn't try to run 'strip' on the >> > > installed scripts (which fails, btw). >> > >> > Indeed, testing on my Linux system, we run install (without any >> > '-s' argument) and it doesn't try to run strip on anything. >> >> In my case, I was seeing a '-s' argument in INSTALL_PROGRAM, but >> not in INSTALL_SCRIPT...so that's why I made the patch I did (and, >> I assumed, the reason for the distinction between INSTALL_PROGRAM & >> INSTALL_SCRIPT). > >That would typically be the difference between the two on systems that have >a (BSD-compatible) install command. (Other systems may use cpset etc.)
Mmm, google seems to suggest that this is right. It looks like the BSDs somehow manage to set INSTALL_PROGRAM to do stripping. Anyway, I've applied your patch (more or less) to CVS. -- PMM _______________________________________________ Nmh-workers mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/nmh-workers
