Re: [PATCH] install-sh: Handle .exe extensions, for Cygwin portability

2020-11-11 Thread Karl Berry
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake-patches/2018-03/msg6.html + # For Cygwin compatibility. + if [ -x "$src".exe ]; then +src=${src}.exe + fi I think this change is too dangerous. It would make it impossible to install foo if foo.exe exists, regardless of wh

[PATCH] install-sh: Handle .exe extensions, for Cygwin portability

2018-03-17 Thread Julien ÉLIE
Hi, You'll find below a suggestion of patch we've been using since 2002 with INN (a news server). https://inn.eyrie.org/trac/changeset/5703 -- Julien ÉLIE Make install-sh properly handle .exe extensions. Path from Greg Andruk. * lib/install-sh: Handle .exe extensions, for Cygwin portabil