Juan Quintela <quint...@redhat.com> writes:
> Loïc Minier <l...@dooz.org> wrote:
>> On Wed, Jan 20, 2010, Måns Rullgård wrote:
>>> If you make that IFS=${local_ifs:-$(printf ' \t\n')} it should be safe.
>>> Likewise if you set the value first.
>>
>> Ok; see attached patches
>
> I still think that path_of is a complication that we don't really need.
>
> "type" command exist in posix, and althought its output is not defined,
> if the output of a real command don't show the path that we need (in
> this case /usr/bin/install), then type is pretty wrong in my humble
> opinion.
I think that entire test is wrong, in fact. It is perfectly possible
for someone on Solaris to install a working "install" command in
/usr/bin. It is better, if possible, to test whatever "install"
command is in the path, and complain only if it actually fails.
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Måns Rullgård
m...@mansr.com
