Re: [gettext] Don't add mkinstalldirs to EXTRA_DIST

[Stepan Kasal]

Hello,

On Wed, Jul 20, 2005 at 03:40:25PM +0200, Bruno Haible wrote:
> But as far as I know, some future releases of automake will not install
> mkinstalldirs any more - install-sh shall be used instead.

indeed, Automake >= 1.8 doesn't use mkinstalldirs internally.

> Probably it will then also be dropped from the "implicit EXTRA_DIST" list.

I don't think this will happen anytime soon.  Alexandre tries hard to be
backward compatible.  The "implicit EXTRA_DIST" list still contains
config.h.bot, for example.

In this case, when Automake stopped using mkinstalldirs internally, a
special code was added so that make variable $(mkinstalldirs) is
available, in case someone uses it.

> > Would you accept the attached patch?
> 
> No, it makes gettextize less future-proof.

OK, it's the economics of insurance.
On one side there is a very small probability that things will break badly.
On the other side there is 100% probability that the output of gettextize
is slightly less readable.

Speaking about future, shouldn't gettext use install-sh too?

Regards,
        Stepan