> On Mon, 05 Nov 2012, Blake Jones <blakej at foo.net> wrote: > >> > +INSTALL="install" > >> > +printf "Checking for working \"install\" program... " > >> > +mkdir _tmp_ > >> > >> This doesn't feel like a hot idea. > > > > Out of curiosity, why not? > > Note that I'm only referring to creating temp directories like this to > check for the install tool compatibility; otherwise I'm fine with the > general approach.
Sure. But what's wrong with creating a temp directory? The configure script creates plenty of temp files for testing compiler features and library symbol availability. Blake
