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authorRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>1996-02-29 04:22:34 +0000
committerRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>1996-02-29 04:22:34 +0000
commit310f677b848e5659b43c5bed30c2262036857f0f (patch)
tree19b938c14c756bb69fe2efb4ad65fdd44ec459bc /make-stds.texi
parentf323abd6b3b3f5ca2c5d8b326fe23a0d7be2ffef (diff)
downloadgunmake-310f677b848e5659b43c5bed30c2262036857f0f.tar.gz
Say it is ok to use true and false.
Make recommendations about install-info accurate.
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@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ The @code{configure} script and the Makefile rules for building and
installation should not use any utilities directly except these:
@example
-cat cmp cp echo egrep expr grep
-ln mkdir mv pwd rm rmdir sed test touch
+cat cmp cp echo egrep expr false grep
+ln mkdir mv pwd rm rmdir sed test touch true
@end example
Stick to the generally supported options for these programs. For
@@ -516,8 +516,8 @@ that don't have the Unix man page documentation system installed.
The way to install Info files is to copy them into @file{$(infodir)}
with @code{$(INSTALL_DATA)} (@pxref{Command Variables}), and then run
the @code{install-info} program if it is present. @code{install-info}
-is a script that edits the Info @file{dir} file to add or update the
-menu entry for the given Info file; it will be part of the Texinfo package.
+is a program that edits the Info @file{dir} file to add or update the
+menu entry for the given Info file; it is part of the Texinfo package.
Here is a sample rule to install an Info file:
@comment This example has been carefully formatted for the Make manual.
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ $(infodir)/foo.info: foo.info
# fail gracefully when there is an unknown command.
if $(SHELL) -c 'install-info --version' \
>/dev/null 2>&1; then \
- install-info --infodir=$(infodir) $$d/foo.info; \
+ install-info --dir-file=$(infodir)/dir $(infodir)/foo.info; \
else true; fi
@end smallexample