Re: shall `make uninstall' remove directories?

[Peter Eisentraut]

Fran�ois Pinard writes:

> So, if `missing' ever replaces `install-sh' and `mkinstalldirs', this
> should be seen as a good thing, absolutely in the spirit of the design
> of `missing'.

Well, I could certainly agree on that `missing mkdir -p' should be made to
work, but it could do so by calling mkinstalldirs. These scripts are
useful in their own right, even for people who don't know or need the GNU
missing script. Once again: one tool for one job.


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