Re: [PATCH 05/10] install: check for non-SysV version (Solaris support)

Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/10] install: check for non-SysV version (Solaris support)

Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2012 06:52:03 -0800

> On Mon, 05 Nov 2012, Blake Jones <blakej@foo.net> wrote:
> >> > +INSTALL="install"
> >> > +printf "Checking for working \"install\" program... "
> >> > +mkdir _tmp_
> >> 
> >> This doesn't feel like a hot idea.
> >
> > Out of curiosity, why not?
> 
> Note that I'm only referring to creating temp directories like this to
> check for the install tool compatibility; otherwise I'm fine with the
> general approach.

Sure.  But what's wrong with creating a temp directory?  The configure
script creates plenty of temp files for testing compiler features and
library symbol availability.

Blake

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Blake Jones—[PATCH 00/10] Solaris support [inbox, unread]
- Blake Jones—[PATCH 01/10] getpwuid: check for standards compliance (Solaris support) [inbox, notmuch::obsolete, notmuch::patch, unread]
- Blake Jones—[PATCH 02/10] asctime: check for standards compliance (Solaris support) [inbox, notmuch::obsolete, notmuch::patch, unread]
- Blake Jones—[PATCH 03/10] gethostbyname: check for libnsl (Solaris support) [inbox, notmuch::obsolete, notmuch::patch, unread]
- Blake Jones—[PATCH 04/10] configure: check for -Wl,-rpath (Solaris support) [inbox, notmuch::obsolete, notmuch::patch, unread]
- Blake Jones—[PATCH 05/10] install: check for non-SysV version (Solaris support) [inbox, notmuch::obsolete, notmuch::patch, unread]
  - Jani Nikula—Re: [PATCH 05/10] install: check for non-SysV version (Solaris support) [inbox, unread]
    - Blake Jones—Re: [PATCH 05/10] install: check for non-SysV version (Solaris support) [inbox, unread]
      - Jani Nikula—Re: [PATCH 05/10] install: check for non-SysV version (Solaris support) [inbox, unread]
        Blake Jones—Re: [PATCH 05/10] install: check for non-SysV version (Solaris support) [inbox, unread]
- Blake Jones—[PATCH 06/10] strsep: check for availability (Solaris support) [inbox, notmuch::obsolete, notmuch::patch, unread]
- Blake Jones—[PATCH 07/10] gen-version-script: parse Solaris "nm" output (Solaris support) [inbox, notmuch::obsolete, notmuch::patch, unread]
- Blake Jones—[PATCH 08/10] notmuch-config: header for index() prototype (Solaris support) [inbox, notmuch::obsolete, notmuch::patch, unread]
  - Jani Nikula—Re: [PATCH 08/10] notmuch-config: header for index() prototype (Solaris support) [inbox, unread]
    - Tomi Ollila—Re: [PATCH 08/10] notmuch-config: header for index() prototype (Solaris support) [inbox, unread]
      - Blake Jones—Re: [PATCH 08/10] notmuch-config: header for index() prototype (Solaris support) [inbox, unread]
- Blake Jones—[PATCH 09/10] debugger.c: correct return type from getppid() (Solaris support) [inbox, notmuch::obsolete, notmuch::patch, unread]
- Blake Jones—[PATCH 10/10] timegm: add portable implementation (Solaris support) [inbox, notmuch::obsolete, notmuch::patch, unread]
  - Jani Nikula—Re: [PATCH 10/10] timegm: add portable implementation (Solaris support) [inbox, unread]
    - Blake Jones—Re: [PATCH 10/10] timegm: add portable implementation (Solaris support) [inbox, unread]
      - Jani Nikula—Re: [PATCH 10/10] timegm: add portable implementation (Solaris support) [inbox, unread]
        Blake Jones—Re: [PATCH 10/10] timegm: add portable implementation (Solaris support) [inbox, unread]
      - Tomi Ollila—Re: [PATCH 10/10] timegm: add portable implementation (Solaris support) [inbox, unread]
        Blake Jones—Re: [PATCH 10/10] timegm: add portable implementation (Solaris support) [inbox, unread]
        Tomi Ollila—Re: [PATCH 10/10] timegm: add portable implementation (Solaris support) [inbox, unread]
        Blake Jones—Re: [PATCH 10/10] timegm: add portable implementation (Solaris support) [inbox, unread]
- Jani Nikula—Re: [PATCH 00/10] Solaris support [inbox, unread]