Eric Sunshine <sunshine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > 1) _AS_MKDIR_P_PREPARE behaves incorrectly on some platforms (such > as NextStep and OpenStep) for which `mkdir' does not recognize any > options. The existing implementation leaves a bogus directory named > "-p" sitting in the working directory. The patch removes this bogus > directory if present. That sounds reasonable. Thanks for reminding us of the problem. > 2) _AS_MKDIR_P_PREPARE neglects to take advantage of the older `mkdirs' > command The existing code runs correctly on these ancient hosts, doesn't it? If so, I wouldn't bother with this part of the patch. We don't need to optimize for ancient hosts. I installed this. 2003-09-26 Paul Eggert <eggert@xxxxxxxxxxx> * lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (_AS_MKDIR_P_PREPARE): If mkdir -p . fails, rm -fr ./-p to remove junk left behind on NextStep and OpenStep. Problem reported by Eric Sunshine in: http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/autoconf-patches/2002-12/msg00014.html Index: m4sh.m4 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4,v retrieving revision 1.99 retrieving revision 1.100 diff -p -u -r1.99 -r1.100 --- m4sh.m4 1 Aug 2003 01:10:58 -0000 1.99 +++ m4sh.m4 26 Sep 2003 08:24:30 -0000 1.100 @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ # This file is part of Autoconf. -*- Autoconf -*- # M4 sugar for common shell constructs. # Requires GNU M4 and M4sugar. -# Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +# Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc. # # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by @@ -690,6 +690,7 @@ m4_defun([_AS_MKDIR_P_PREPARE], [if mkdir -p . 2>/dev/null; then as_mkdir_p=: else + rm -fr ./-p as_mkdir_p=false fi ])# _AS_MKDIR_P_PREPARE
