I guess I'll try this list, since mails and pings to bug-automake get no
response...
<http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-automake/2005-07/msg00141.html>
install-sh, if it loses its execute bit causes install to fail.
2005-??-?? Peter O'Gorman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* lib/am/distdir.am: Remove $(SHELL) when calling install_sh
* m4/strip.m4: Ditto.
* m4/install-sh.m4: Add $(SHELL) to the definition of install_sh
Peter
Index: lib/am/distdir.am
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RCS file: /cvs/automake/automake/lib/am/distdir.am,v
retrieving revision 1.61
diff -u -3 -p -u -r1.61 distdir.am
--- lib/am/distdir.am 14 May 2005 20:28:53 -0000 1.61
+++ lib/am/distdir.am 29 Jul 2005 00:40:10 -0000
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ if %?TOPDIR_P%
-find $(distdir) -type d ! -perm -777 -exec chmod a+rwx {} \; -o \
! -type d ! -perm -444 -links 1 -exec chmod a+r {} \; -o \
! -type d ! -perm -400 -exec chmod a+r {} \; -o \
- ! -type d ! -perm -444 -exec $(SHELL) $(install_sh) -c -m a+r {} {}
\; \
+ ! -type d ! -perm -444 -exec $(install_sh) -c -m a+r {} {} \; \
|| chmod -R a+r $(distdir)
if %?FILENAME_FILTER%
@if find $(distdir) -type f -print | \
Index: m4/install-sh.m4
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RCS file: /cvs/automake/automake/m4/install-sh.m4,v
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -u -3 -p -u -r1.4 install-sh.m4
--- m4/install-sh.m4 9 Jan 2005 14:46:21 -0000 1.4
+++ m4/install-sh.m4 29 Jul 2005 00:40:10 -0000
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
# Define $install_sh.
AC_DEFUN([AM_PROG_INSTALL_SH],
[AC_REQUIRE([AM_AUX_DIR_EXPAND])dnl
-install_sh=${install_sh-"$am_aux_dir/install-sh"}
+install_sh=${install_sh-"\$(SHELL) $am_aux_dir/install-sh"}
AC_SUBST(install_sh)])
Index: m4/strip.m4
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/automake/automake/m4/strip.m4,v
retrieving revision 1.8
diff -u -3 -p -u -r1.8 strip.m4
--- m4/strip.m4 9 Jan 2005 14:46:21 -0000 1.8
+++ m4/strip.m4 29 Jul 2005 00:40:10 -0000
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ dnl Don't test for $cross_compiling = ye
if test "$cross_compiling" != no; then
AC_CHECK_TOOL([STRIP], [strip], :)
fi
-INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM="\${SHELL} \$(install_sh) -c -s"
+INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM="\$(install_sh) -c -s"
AC_SUBST([INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM])])
