From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.7 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NICE_REPLY_A, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED,RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H4,RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL,SPF_HELO_PASS, SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 467BC1F4B4 for ; Sun, 27 Dec 2020 00:24:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:53900 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ktJqw-00017N-FD for normalperson@yhbt.net; Sat, 26 Dec 2020 19:24:06 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:55474) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ktJqt-00017D-9m; Sat, 26 Dec 2020 19:24:03 -0500 Received: from zimbra.cs.ucla.edu ([131.179.128.68]:59262) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ktJqr-0006ER-9m; Sat, 26 Dec 2020 19:24:02 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zimbra.cs.ucla.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 74AE0160065; Sat, 26 Dec 2020 16:23:57 -0800 (PST) Received: from zimbra.cs.ucla.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (zimbra.cs.ucla.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10032) with ESMTP id qaWGn2SfSc44; Sat, 26 Dec 2020 16:23:56 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zimbra.cs.ucla.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id B547D16009A; Sat, 26 Dec 2020 16:23:56 -0800 (PST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at zimbra.cs.ucla.edu Received: from zimbra.cs.ucla.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (zimbra.cs.ucla.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10026) with ESMTP id x1Od6HwAhuXi; Sat, 26 Dec 2020 16:23:56 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.1.9] (cpe-23-243-218-95.socal.res.rr.com [23.243.218.95]) by zimbra.cs.ucla.edu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 87034160065; Sat, 26 Dec 2020 16:23:56 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: cmp/diff To: "Alfred M. Szmidt" References: <878s9k8rhw.fsf@latte.josefsson.org> <2437960.L2bZbQ6S5l@omega> <87ft3spgax.fsf@latte.josefsson.org> <4087542.9Ba499KVGE@omega> <7b8233d6-76d1-487e-d724-421780fafc88@cs.ucla.edu> <3d0a0d5f680e0e60a849d018ac02a08914ff0260.camel@josefsson.org> From: Paul Eggert Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department Message-ID: Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2020 16:23:56 -0800 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received-SPF: pass client-ip=131.179.128.68; envelope-from=eggert@cs.ucla.edu; helo=zimbra.cs.ucla.edu X-Spam_score_int: -57 X-Spam_score: -5.8 X-Spam_bar: ----- X-Spam_report: (-5.8 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, NICE_REPLY_A=-1.619, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: bug-gnulib@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: Gnulib discussion list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: simon@josefsson.org, bug-gnulib@gnu.org, bug-standards@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnulib-bounces+normalperson=yhbt.net@gnu.org Sender: "bug-gnulib" On 12/26/20 4:07 PM, Alfred M. Szmidt wrote: > install-info does not have an replacement, like say egrep/fgrep -- > this is how we install a dir entry for a info manual. Removing > install-info would be a regression. In practice, GNU installation procedures use install-info in the way that's described in the proposed patch: they test whether install-info is available, and if so they use it. The make-stds.texi file already recomments this practice in its "Standard Targets" section. The proposed patch is doing merely making make-stds coherent; it's not advocating any change to existing best practice for install-info.