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+From: Jani Nikula <jani@nikula.org>\r
+To: Blake Jones <blakej@foo.net>\r
+Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/10] install: check for non-SysV version (Solaris\r
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+Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2012 12:29:23 +0100\r
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+On Mon, 05 Nov 2012, Blake Jones <blakej@foo.net> wrote:\r
+>> > +INSTALL="install"\r
+>> > +printf "Checking for working \"install\" program... "\r
+>> > +mkdir _tmp_\r
+>> \r
+>> This doesn't feel like a hot idea.\r
+>\r
+> Out of curiosity, why not?\r
+\r
+Note that I'm only referring to creating temp directories like this to\r
+check for the install tool compatibility; otherwise I'm fine with the\r
+general approach.\r
+\r
+Jani.\r