Re: [FYI] {master} maint: assume 'test -x' is portable

2012-02-23 Thread Harlan Stenn
Eric wrote: > The autoconf manual still recommends: > > Do not use @samp{test -x}, because 4.3BSD does not > have it. > > Is this still an issue? Or should we be updating the autoconf manual? I remember this biting me within the last ~4 years' time. I don't know if it's still an issue or not,

Re: [GSoC conclusion] Two Branches for GSoC last valid changes

2011-08-23 Thread Harlan Stenn
Stefano wrote: > Partecipants to the Google Summer of Code are required to stop working > on their projects at August 22 19:00 UTC, ... I don't believe that is correct. Students are free to keep working on their projects for as long as they want - it's just that for purposes of the GSoC student

Re: Automake and GPLv3

2007-08-30 Thread Harlan Stenn
Eric, Sounds good - thanks very much! H

Re: Automake and GPLv3

2007-08-30 Thread Harlan Stenn
This is the first I've seen on this thread. I have heard that GPLv3 is viral/invasive. The short question I have is: If automake/autoconf use GPLv3, will I be able to use them for packages that are NOT GPLv3? IE, if GPLv3 is viral/invasive, I cannot use software covered by GPLv3 for most of t

Re: nobase.test

2006-09-06 Thread Harlan Stenn
What about PATH issues and '.'? It may not be a problem, but the thought leapt into my mind... H -- > Following these lines, it's nonsense to maintain some > half-support for non-executable install-sh. If we don't want to > support this use-case, ${SHELL} should be fully removed from > every cal