Re: Automake security problem

[Sascha Demetrio]

Alexandre Oliva wrote:
> On Mar  1, 2000, Jim Meyering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> >     Don't use `ln' (which was just a space optimization anyway)
> 
> A worthwhile optimization, IMO.  [...]
Maybe using `ln' in `make dist' should be optional?  The links in
the dist directory can easily become a problem if the package author
is using the dist-hook and is not aware of the fact these files are
actually links.

solong,
        Sascha