From: Miklos Vajna <vmiklos@frugalware.org>
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:53:18 GMT
Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH] Install templates directory using mkdir -p, not install -d
Message-ID: <20080823195318.GE23800@genesis.frugalware.org>
In-Reply-To: <7vsksvy0qz.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org>

On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 12:44:51PM -0700, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> I think using mkdir in blt/ area is fine, but I have doubts about not
> using $(INSTALL), which is designed to be a standard "marker" in Makefiles
> and meant to be replaceable on deficient platforms, for installing to real
> final destination directories.  IOW, I do not think the last hunk in your
> patch is a good idea.

The other method would be adding some stripped down version of GNU
automake's install-sh, then we use say install-sh -d without caring
about what switches 'install' has on the given platform.

At least that's how HP builds their binary git package:

http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/cgi-bin/wwwtar?/hpux/Development/Tools/git-1.5.6.3/git-1.5.6.3-src-11.11.tar.gz+git-1.5.6.3/HPUX.Install+text

I think the mkdir one would be much simpler.