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Re: autoconf-2.62: `make install' fails if file system is case insensiti
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Stepan Kasal |
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Re: autoconf-2.62: `make install' fails if file system is case insensitive |
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Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:27:35 +0200 |
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Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) |
Hello Eric,
On Thu, Jun 05, 2008 at 09:59:22PM +0000, Eric Blake wrote:
> > if configure detects case-insensitive make, the rule for
> > $(srcdir)/INSTALL would be disabled.
> > That should not be a problem, as case insensitive platforms are
> > rarely used to create the distribution tarball of Autoconf.
>
> This seems reasonable; but how does it interact with the fact that cfg.mk
> currently defines the make macro _autoreconf to remove INSTALL? I think that
> definition also needs conditioning (ie. if on a case-insensitive make, it
> seems
> like cfg.mk must not redefine _autoreconf from its default in GNUmakefile).
if I understand GNUmakefile correctly, then _autoreconf is used only
if a ``dist-target'' is run on a modified git checkout.
But I do not believe this is done on case-insensitive targets.
So I wouldn't care about this.
> But I'd feel a lot more comfortable if someone actually tested your
> patch on the case-insensitive MSYS make (or at least the algorithm in the .m4
> file) to ensure that we will correctly detect the situation, before applying
> this patch.
I'll ask for a test and report the result. Sorry for the delay.
Stepan