Re: [PATCH] Explain what 'ginstall' is
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H.Merijn Brand <h.m.brand@xs4all.nl>
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- Dec 18, 2007, 11:11 UTC
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- <20071218121115.1c893dc4@pc09.procura.nl>
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- <200712181014.38986.jnareb@gmail.com>
On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:14:38 +0100, Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Tue, 18 Dec 2007, H.Merijn Brand wrote: > > On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:20:38 +0100, Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Tue, 18 Dec 2007, H.Merijn Brand wrote: > >>> On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:21:08 -0800 (PST), Jakub Narebski wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Second, the default autoconf macro AC_PROG_INSTALL *requires* that > >>>> there is BSD-compatible `install' program (as 'install-sh' or > >>>> 'install.sh') in the sources. Adding such script is (I think) not a > >>>> problem; finding minimal portable[*1*] script is. > >>>> So if you know one... > >> > >> [...]. There is need for BSD-compatibile > >> `install` program as 'install-sh', not 'make-install' script. The idea > >> is to use system-provided 'install' if it exists and is compatibile, > > > > There lies the problem. HP-UX does have an 'install', but it is not > > compatible, and chances are (very) small that people have installed > > the GNU or any other BSD compliant install. > > > >> because it should be faster than script version, and fallback to > >> provided install-sh only if system install is not found. > > > > The problem again. It *does* find install, but it turns out to be > > unusable. > > Could you check if ./configure correctly uses install-sh in your case? > Copy install-sh from for example autotools[*1*] (e.g. libtool has one) > to the git sources, uncomment line with AC_PROG_INSTALL in configure.ac, > generate configure script using "make configure" and check what > ./configure chooses. > > In my case it is: > > $ cp /usr/share/libtool/install-sh . > $ make configure > GIT_VERSION = 1.5.4.rc0.56.g6fbe-dirty > GEN configure > $ ./configure > configure: CHECKS for programs > [...] > checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c > > What is ./configure output in your case?
/pro/3gl/LINUX/git-2007-12-17 112 > rm config.{log,status} /pro/3gl/LINUX/git-2007-12-17 113 > configure --prefix=/pro/local --disable-nls --without-iconv --with-perl=/pro/bin/perl >& config-log /pro/3gl/LINUX/git-2007-12-17 114 > grep -w install !$ grep -w install config-log Exit 1 /pro/3gl/LINUX/git-2007-12-17 115 >
The system could have used either one of these:
/pro/3gl/LINUX/git-2007-12-17 116 > ll /pro/local/share/automa*/install-sh 258090 -rwxr-xr-x 1 merijn softwr 9212 Sep 2 2004 /pro/local/share/automake-1.9/install-sh 77938 -rwxr-xr-x 1 merijn softwr 5598 Oct 4 2001 /pro/local/share/automake/install-sh
/pro/3gl/LINUX/git-2007-12-17 119 > cp /pro/3gl/GNU/gcc/r3/gcc-4.2.2/install-sh install-sh /pro/3gl/LINUX/git-2007-12-17 120 > rm config.{log,status} /pro/3gl/LINUX/git-2007-12-17 121 > configure --prefix=/pro/local --disable-nls --without-iconv --with-perl=/pro/bin/perl > & config-log /pro/3gl/LINUX/git-2007-12-17 122 > grep -w install config-log Exit 1 /pro/3gl/LINUX/git-2007-12-17 123 > ll install-sh 121737 -rwxrwxr-x 1 merijn softwr 9233 Dec 18 12:06 install-sh /pro/3gl/LINUX/git-2007-12-17 124 >
-- uncommented the AC_PROG_INSTALL line ...
a5:/pro/3gl/LINUX/git-2007-12-17 125 > rm config.{log,status} a5:/pro/3gl/LINUX/git-2007-12-17 126 > configure --prefix=/pro/local --disable-nls --without-iconv --with-perl=/pro/bin/perl > & config-log a5:/pro/3gl/LINUX/git-2007-12-17 127 > grep -w install config-log Exit 1 a5:/pro/3gl/LINUX/git-2007-12-17 128 > grep -w install config.log config.status Exit 1 a5:/pro/3gl/LINUX/git-2007-12-17 129 >
OK, rebuild configure ...
a5:/pro/3gl/LINUX/git-2007-12-17 129 > make configure
GEN configure
a5:/pro/3gl/LINUX/git-2007-12-17 130 > rm config.{log,status}
a5:/pro/3gl/LINUX/git-2007-12-17 131 > configure --prefix=/pro/local --disable-nls --without-iconv --with-perl=/pro/bin/perl > & config-log
a5:/pro/3gl/LINUX/git-2007-12-17 132 > grep -w install config-log config.log config.status
config-log:checking for a BSD-compatible install... /opt/imake/bin/install -c
config.log:configure:2218: checking for a BSD-compatible install
config.log:configure:2273: result: /opt/imake/bin/install -c
config.log:ac_cv_path_install='/opt/imake/bin/install -c'
config.status:INSTALL="/opt/imake/bin/install -c"
a5:/pro/3gl/LINUX/git-2007-12-17 133 >Show 5 quoted lines
> Footnotes: > ---------- > [*1*] Or for example http://svn.scheffers.net/zlib/tclconfig/install-sh > which is smaller (2189 bytes vs. 9233 autotools one, or 10970 from > kapptemplate (kdesdk 3.5.3)).
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