2009/7/19 Ralf Corsepius <rc040203@xxxxxxxxxx>: > - Using INSTALL="install -p" basically is eye-candy, assuring timestamps on > "non-generated installed files" match with those inside of the sources. On > generated files (generated scripts, headers, compiled binaries/libraries > ...) it doesn't have any impact. > All "install -p" does in such situations is using different timestamps than > when not using "install -p" I don't have an opinion on whether INSTALL="install -p" should be universal, but to give a concrete example of when it is needed: When building emacs add ons, it's necessary to install the byte compiled (*.elc) files with -p so that when both the uncompiled (*.el)and byte compiled files are installed emacs will read the byte compiled sources - emacs looks at the timestamps of both the el and elc and loads the elc if it's mtime is later than the .el. Not using -p often results in emacs disregarding the elc file if the el source file is installed, negating the usefulness of byte compilation. -- Fedora-packaging mailing list Fedora-packaging@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-packaging
