On 13-09-22 08:07 PM, Gaetan Nadon wrote:
> Autoconf recommends using LN_S to safeguard against actual or future
> portability issues. Being open source, X can be ported on platforms we are
> not aware of today.
>
> Autoconf:
> "Symbolic links are not available on old systems; use ‘$(LN_S)’
> as a portable substitute".
Also seen this in the announce of autoconf 2.69:
- AC_PROG_LN_S and AS_LN_S now fall back on 'cp -pR' (not 'cp -p') if
'ln -s' does not work. This works better for symlinks to directories.
This indicates to me that there is on going portability issues. I cannot
say on which platforms, what the issues are, or if any X users would be
impacted. I'd rather err on the cautious side.
Thanks.
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