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Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 14:44:13 -0500 (CDT)
From: Jeff Williams <jeffw AT darwin DOT sfbr DOT org>
Subject: `mkinstalldirs' in an 8.3 distro
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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It looks like gnu packages include `mkinstalldirs' in their distros
rather than assume they will find it on a Unix box.  On my 8+3 djgpp
box, this extracts as `mkinstal', but makefiles referring to the long
name will still work.

Ok, suppose I do the same and include `mkinstal' in an (8.3-style)
distro that I build?  If I then install it on a Unix box, I get the
short name `mkinstal' and makefiles that look for `mkinstalldirs' will
complain.

Is there a recommended means of handling this problem when building
an 8.3-style distro that will be extracted on a Unix box?  I suppose
`make install' could do a `cp mkinstal mkinstalldirs', or is there
something more elegant?

TIA---jtw