From: Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 22:43:38 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: Exit upon `install' failure, part one.
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Exit upon `install' failure, part one.

* lib/am/data.am (install-%DIR%%PRIMARY%): Exit if any install
command fails.
* lib/am/python.am (install-%DIR%PYTHON): Likewise.
* lib/am/scripts.am (install-%DIR%SCRIPTS): Likewise.
* lib/am/texinfos.am (install-dvi-am, install-html-am)
(install-info-am:, install-pdf-am): Likewise.
* tests/instmany.test: New test, for SCRIPTS, DATA, and HEADERS.
* tests/instmany-python.test: New test, for PYTHON.
* tests/Makefile.am: Adjust.

Signed-off-by: Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
---

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2f0f54eda..cc4739e6a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+2008-09-07  Ralf Wildenhues  <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
+
+	Exit upon `install' failure, part one.
+
+	* lib/am/data.am (install-%DIR%%PRIMARY%): Exit if any install
+	command fails.
+	* lib/am/python.am (install-%DIR%PYTHON): Likewise.
+	* lib/am/scripts.am (install-%DIR%SCRIPTS): Likewise.
+	* lib/am/texinfos.am (install-dvi-am, install-html-am)
+	(install-info-am:, install-pdf-am): Likewise.
+	* tests/instmany.test: New test, for SCRIPTS, DATA, and HEADERS.
+	* tests/instmany-python.test: New test, for PYTHON.
+	* tests/Makefile.am: Adjust.
+
 2008-09-06  Ralf Wildenhues  <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
 
 	Fix multi-file installation for files in srcdir.
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 18ea0d7c5..0086251b2 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ install-binSCRIPTS: $(bin_SCRIPTS)
 	  if test -f $$d$$p; then \
 	    f=`echo "$$p" | sed 's|^.*/||;$(transform)'`; \
 	    echo " $(binSCRIPT_INSTALL) '$$d$$p' '$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$$f'"; \
-	    $(binSCRIPT_INSTALL) "$$d$$p" "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$$f"; \
+	    $(binSCRIPT_INSTALL) "$$d$$p" "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$$f" || exit $$?; \
 	  else :; fi; \
 	done
 
diff --git a/doc/Makefile.in b/doc/Makefile.in
index 5f8bd5941..a57c94292 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.in
+++ b/doc/Makefile.in
@@ -406,7 +406,8 @@ install-dist_docDATA: $(dist_doc_DATA)
 	done | $(am__base_list) | \
 	while read files; do \
 	  echo " $(dist_docDATA_INSTALL) $$files '$(DESTDIR)$(docdir)'"; \
-	  $(dist_docDATA_INSTALL) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(docdir)"; done
+	  $(dist_docDATA_INSTALL) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(docdir)" || exit $$?; \
+	done
 
 uninstall-dist_docDATA:
 	@$(NORMAL_UNINSTALL)
@@ -562,7 +563,8 @@ install-dvi-am: $(DVIS)
 	done | $(am__base_list) | \
 	while read files; do \
 	  echo " $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files '$(DESTDIR)$(dvidir)'"; \
-	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(dvidir)"; done
+	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(dvidir)" || exit $$?; \
+	done
 install-exec-am:
 
 install-html: install-html-am
@@ -577,7 +579,7 @@ install-html-am: $(HTMLS)
 	    echo " $(MKDIR_P) '$(DESTDIR)$(htmldir)/$$f'"; \
 	    $(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(htmldir)/$$f" || exit 1; \
 	    echo " $(INSTALL_DATA) '$$d$$p'/* '$(DESTDIR)$(htmldir)/$$f'"; \
-	    $(INSTALL_DATA) "$$d$$p"/* "$(DESTDIR)$(htmldir)/$$f"; \
+	    $(INSTALL_DATA) "$$d$$p"/* "$(DESTDIR)$(htmldir)/$$f" || exit $$?; \
 	  else \
 	    list2="$$list2 $$d$$p"; \
 	  fi; \
@@ -585,7 +587,8 @@ install-html-am: $(HTMLS)
 	test -z "$$list2" || { echo "$$list2" | $(am__base_list) | \
 	while read files; do \
 	  echo " $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files '$(DESTDIR)$(htmldir)'"; \
-	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(htmldir)"; done; }
+	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(htmldir)" || exit $$?; \
+	done; }
 install-info: install-info-am
 
 install-info-am: $(INFO_DEPS)
@@ -608,7 +611,7 @@ install-info-am: $(INFO_DEPS)
 	done | $(am__base_list) | \
 	while read files; do \
 	  echo " $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files '$(DESTDIR)$(infodir)'"; \
-	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(infodir)"; done
+	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(infodir)" || exit $$?; done
 	@$(POST_INSTALL)
 	@if (install-info --version && \
 	     install-info --version 2>&1 | sed 1q | grep -i -v debian) >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
@@ -632,7 +635,7 @@ install-pdf-am: $(PDFS)
 	done | $(am__base_list) | \
 	while read files; do \
 	  echo " $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files '$(DESTDIR)$(pdfdir)'"; \
-	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(pdfdir)"; done
+	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(pdfdir)" || exit $$?; done
 install-ps: install-ps-am
 
 install-ps-am: $(PSS)
@@ -644,7 +647,7 @@ install-ps-am: $(PSS)
 	done | $(am__base_list) | \
 	while read files; do \
 	  echo " $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files '$(DESTDIR)$(psdir)'"; \
-	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(psdir)"; done
+	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(psdir)" || exit $$?; done
 installcheck-am:
 
 maintainer-clean: maintainer-clean-am
diff --git a/lib/Automake/Makefile.in b/lib/Automake/Makefile.in
index ef6df7180..3b27b1e66 100644
--- a/lib/Automake/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/Automake/Makefile.in
@@ -275,7 +275,8 @@ install-dist_perllibDATA: $(dist_perllib_DATA)
 	done | $(am__base_list) | \
 	while read files; do \
 	  echo " $(dist_perllibDATA_INSTALL) $$files '$(DESTDIR)$(perllibdir)'"; \
-	  $(dist_perllibDATA_INSTALL) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(perllibdir)"; done
+	  $(dist_perllibDATA_INSTALL) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(perllibdir)" || exit $$?; \
+	done
 
 uninstall-dist_perllibDATA:
 	@$(NORMAL_UNINSTALL)
@@ -293,7 +294,8 @@ install-nodist_perllibDATA: $(nodist_perllib_DATA)
 	done | $(am__base_list) | \
 	while read files; do \
 	  echo " $(nodist_perllibDATA_INSTALL) $$files '$(DESTDIR)$(perllibdir)'"; \
-	  $(nodist_perllibDATA_INSTALL) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(perllibdir)"; done
+	  $(nodist_perllibDATA_INSTALL) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(perllibdir)" || exit $$?; \
+	done
 
 uninstall-nodist_perllibDATA:
 	@$(NORMAL_UNINSTALL)
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.in b/lib/Makefile.in
index abfb4ec77..54daf7535 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/Makefile.in
@@ -251,7 +251,8 @@ install-dist_pkgvdataDATA: $(dist_pkgvdata_DATA)
 	done | $(am__base_list) | \
 	while read files; do \
 	  echo " $(dist_pkgvdataDATA_INSTALL) $$files '$(DESTDIR)$(pkgvdatadir)'"; \
-	  $(dist_pkgvdataDATA_INSTALL) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(pkgvdatadir)"; done
+	  $(dist_pkgvdataDATA_INSTALL) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(pkgvdatadir)" || exit $$?; \
+	done
 
 uninstall-dist_pkgvdataDATA:
 	@$(NORMAL_UNINSTALL)
@@ -269,7 +270,8 @@ install-dist_scriptDATA: $(dist_script_DATA)
 	done | $(am__base_list) | \
 	while read files; do \
 	  echo " $(dist_scriptDATA_INSTALL) $$files '$(DESTDIR)$(scriptdir)'"; \
-	  $(dist_scriptDATA_INSTALL) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(scriptdir)"; done
+	  $(dist_scriptDATA_INSTALL) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(scriptdir)" || exit $$?; \
+	done
 
 uninstall-dist_scriptDATA:
 	@$(NORMAL_UNINSTALL)
diff --git a/lib/am/Makefile.in b/lib/am/Makefile.in
index 7188542d7..c48675ca0 100644
--- a/lib/am/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/am/Makefile.in
@@ -242,7 +242,8 @@ install-dist_amDATA: $(dist_am_DATA)
 	done | $(am__base_list) | \
 	while read files; do \
 	  echo " $(dist_amDATA_INSTALL) $$files '$(DESTDIR)$(amdir)'"; \
-	  $(dist_amDATA_INSTALL) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(amdir)"; done
+	  $(dist_amDATA_INSTALL) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(amdir)" || exit $$?; \
+	done
 
 uninstall-dist_amDATA:
 	@$(NORMAL_UNINSTALL)
diff --git a/lib/am/data.am b/lib/am/data.am
index 3536f94e3..a7039c0c2 100644
--- a/lib/am/data.am
+++ b/lib/am/data.am
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ if %?BASE%
 	done | $(am__base_list) | \
 	while read files; do \
 	  echo " $(%DIR%%PRIMARY%_INSTALL) $$files '$(DESTDIR)$(%NDIR%dir)'"; \
-	  $(%DIR%%PRIMARY%_INSTALL) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(%NDIR%dir)"; done
+	  $(%DIR%%PRIMARY%_INSTALL) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(%NDIR%dir)" || exit $$?; \
+	done
 else !%?BASE%
 	@list='$(%DIR%_%PRIMARY%)'; $(am__nobase_list) | \
 	while read dir files; do \
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ else !%?BASE%
 	      echo "$(MKDIR_P) '$(DESTDIR)$(%NDIR%dir)/$$dir'"; \
 	      $(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(%NDIR%dir)/$$dir"; }; \
 	    echo " $(%DIR%%PRIMARY%_INSTALL) $$xfiles '$(DESTDIR)$(%NDIR%dir)/$$dir'"; \
-	    $(%DIR%%PRIMARY%_INSTALL) $$xfiles "$(DESTDIR)$(%NDIR%dir)/$$dir"; }; \
+	    $(%DIR%%PRIMARY%_INSTALL) $$xfiles "$(DESTDIR)$(%NDIR%dir)/$$dir" || exit $$?; }; \
 	done
 endif !%?BASE%
 endif %?INSTALL%
diff --git a/lib/am/python.am b/lib/am/python.am
index 2c02275bd..7a1cdb291 100644
--- a/lib/am/python.am
+++ b/lib/am/python.am
@@ -43,10 +43,12 @@ if %?BASE%
 	    list2="$$list2 $$b$$p"; \
 	  else :; fi; \
 	done; \
-	test -z "$$list2" || { \
+	for file in $$list2; do echo $$file; done | $(am__base_list) | \
+	while read files; do \
 ## Don't perform translation, since script name is important.
-	  echo " $(%DIR%PYTHON_INSTALL) $$list2 '$(DESTDIR)$(%NDIR%dir)'"; \
-	  $(%DIR%PYTHON_INSTALL) $$list2 "$(DESTDIR)$(%NDIR%dir)"; }; \
+	  echo " $(%DIR%PYTHON_INSTALL) $$files '$(DESTDIR)$(%NDIR%dir)'"; \
+	  $(%DIR%PYTHON_INSTALL) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(%NDIR%dir)" || exit $$?; \
+	done || exit $$?; \
 ## Byte-compile must be done at install time, since file times are
 ## encoded in the actual files.
 	if test -n "$$dlist"; then \
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ else !%?BASE%
 	      $(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(%NDIR%dir)/$$dir"; }; \
 ## Don't perform translation, since script name is important.
 	    echo " $(%DIR%PYTHON_INSTALL) $$xfiles '$(DESTDIR)$(%NDIR%dir)/$$dir'"; \
-	    $(%DIR%PYTHON_INSTALL) $$xfiles "$(DESTDIR)$(%NDIR%dir)/$$dir"; }; \
+	    $(%DIR%PYTHON_INSTALL) $$xfiles "$(DESTDIR)$(%NDIR%dir)/$$dir" || exit $$?; }; \
 ## Byte-compile must be done at install time, since file times are
 ## encoded in the actual files.
 	  if test -n "$$dlist"; then \
diff --git a/lib/am/scripts.am b/lib/am/scripts.am
index 64b194b9e..56f491a8c 100644
--- a/lib/am/scripts.am
+++ b/lib/am/scripts.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## automake - create Makefile.in from Makefile.am
-## Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007
-## Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+## Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007,
+## 2008 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
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ install-%DIR%SCRIPTS: $(%DIR%_SCRIPTS)
 ## Prepend the directory part if nobase_ is used.
 ?!BASE?	    f=`echo "$$p" | sed 's|[^/]*$$||'`"$$f"; \
 	    echo " $(%DIR%SCRIPT_INSTALL) '$$d$$p' '$(DESTDIR)$(%NDIR%dir)/$$f'"; \
-	    $(%DIR%SCRIPT_INSTALL) "$$d$$p" "$(DESTDIR)$(%NDIR%dir)/$$f"; \
+	    $(%DIR%SCRIPT_INSTALL) "$$d$$p" "$(DESTDIR)$(%NDIR%dir)/$$f" || exit $$?; \
 	  else :; fi; \
 	done
 endif %?INSTALL%
diff --git a/lib/am/texinfos.am b/lib/am/texinfos.am
index 0f482a829..9cfc645db 100644
--- a/lib/am/texinfos.am
+++ b/lib/am/texinfos.am
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ install-dvi-am: $(DVIS)
 	done | $(am__base_list) | \
 	while read files; do \
 	  echo " $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files '$(DESTDIR)$(dvidir)'"; \
-	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(dvidir)"; done
+	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(dvidir)" || exit $$?; \
+	done
 
 install-html-am: $(HTMLS)
 	@$(NORMAL_INSTALL)
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ install-html-am: $(HTMLS)
 	    echo " $(MKDIR_P) '$(DESTDIR)$(htmldir)/$$f'"; \
 	    $(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(htmldir)/$$f" || exit 1; \
 	    echo " $(INSTALL_DATA) '$$d$$p'/* '$(DESTDIR)$(htmldir)/$$f'"; \
-	    $(INSTALL_DATA) "$$d$$p"/* "$(DESTDIR)$(htmldir)/$$f"; \
+	    $(INSTALL_DATA) "$$d$$p"/* "$(DESTDIR)$(htmldir)/$$f" || exit $$?; \
 	  else \
 	    list2="$$list2 $$d$$p"; \
 	  fi; \
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ install-html-am: $(HTMLS)
 	test -z "$$list2" || { echo "$$list2" | $(am__base_list) | \
 	while read files; do \
 	  echo " $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files '$(DESTDIR)$(htmldir)'"; \
-	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(htmldir)"; done; }
+	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(htmldir)" || exit $$?; \
+	done; }
 
 install-info-am: $(INFO_DEPS)
 	@$(NORMAL_INSTALL)
@@ -202,7 +204,7 @@ install-info-am: $(INFO_DEPS)
 	done | $(am__base_list) | \
 	while read files; do \
 	  echo " $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files '$(DESTDIR)$(infodir)'"; \
-	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(infodir)"; done
+	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(infodir)" || exit $$?; done
 	@$(POST_INSTALL)
 ## Only run this code if install-info actually exists, and it is not
 ## the Debian install-info.  FIXME: once Debian install-info goes
@@ -241,7 +243,7 @@ install-pdf-am: $(PDFS)
 	done | $(am__base_list) | \
 	while read files; do \
 	  echo " $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files '$(DESTDIR)$(pdfdir)'"; \
-	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(pdfdir)"; done
+	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(pdfdir)" || exit $$?; done
 
 install-ps-am: $(PSS)
 	@$(NORMAL_INSTALL)
@@ -252,7 +254,7 @@ install-ps-am: $(PSS)
 	done | $(am__base_list) | \
 	while read files; do \
 	  echo " $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files '$(DESTDIR)$(psdir)'"; \
-	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(psdir)"; done
+	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(psdir)" || exit $$?; done
 
 else ! %?LOCAL-TEXIS%
 install-dvi-am:
diff --git a/m4/Makefile.in b/m4/Makefile.in
index 69bdd1fc1..1b8b56caa 100644
--- a/m4/Makefile.in
+++ b/m4/Makefile.in
@@ -239,7 +239,8 @@ install-dist_m4dataDATA: $(dist_m4data_DATA)
 	done | $(am__base_list) | \
 	while read files; do \
 	  echo " $(dist_m4dataDATA_INSTALL) $$files '$(DESTDIR)$(m4datadir)'"; \
-	  $(dist_m4dataDATA_INSTALL) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(m4datadir)"; done
+	  $(dist_m4dataDATA_INSTALL) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(m4datadir)" || exit $$?; \
+	done
 
 uninstall-dist_m4dataDATA:
 	@$(NORMAL_UNINSTALL)
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 6aa5d5c46..54ac671b9 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ instexec.test \
 insthook.test \
 instman.test \
 instman2.test \
+instmany.test \
+instmany-python.test \
 instspc.test \
 interp.test \
 interp2.test \
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.in b/tests/Makefile.in
index ac99bace7..9dca1ae21 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.in
+++ b/tests/Makefile.in
@@ -457,6 +457,8 @@ instexec.test \
 insthook.test \
 instman.test \
 instman2.test \
+instmany.test \
+instmany-python.test \
 instspc.test \
 interp.test \
 interp2.test \
diff --git a/tests/instmany-python.test b/tests/instmany-python.test
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..beace0c1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/instmany-python.test
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+# Copyright (C) 2008  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
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# Installing many files should not exceed the command line length limit.
+
+# This is the python sister test of instmany.test, see there for details.
+
+required='non-root python'
+. ./defs || Exit 1
+
+set -e
+
+limit=2500
+subdir=long_subdir_name_with_many_characters
+nfiles=81
+
+list=`(seq 1 $nfiles) 2>/dev/null || {
+  i=1
+  while test $i -le $nfiles; do
+    echo $i
+    i=\`expr $i + 1\`
+  done; }`
+
+sed "s|@limit@|$limit|g" >myinstall.in <<'END'
+#! /bin/sh
+# Fake install script.  This doesn't really install
+# (the INSTALL path below would be wrong outside this directory).
+limit=@limit@
+INSTALL='@INSTALL@'
+len=`expr "$INSTALL $*" : ".*" 2>/dev/null || echo $limit`
+if test $len -ge $limit; then
+  echo "$0: safe command line limit of $limit characters exceeded" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+exit 0
+END
+
+# Creative quoting in the next line to please maintainer-check.
+sed "s|@limit@|$limit|g" >'rm' <<'END'
+#! /bin/sh
+limit=@limit@
+PATH=$save_PATH
+export PATH
+RM='rm -f'
+len=`expr "$RM $*" : ".*" 2>/dev/null || echo $limit`
+if test $len -ge $limit; then
+  echo "$0: safe command line limit of $limit characters exceeded" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+exec $RM "$@"
+exit 1
+END
+
+chmod +x rm
+
+cat >>configure.in <<END
+AM_PATH_PYTHON
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([myinstall], [chmod +x ./myinstall])
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([$subdir/Makefile])
+AC_OUTPUT
+END
+
+cat >Makefile.am <<END
+SUBDIRS = $subdir
+END
+
+mkdir $subdir
+cd $subdir
+
+cat >Makefile.am <<'END'
+python_PYTHON =
+nobase_python_PYTHON =
+END
+
+for n in $list; do
+  cat >>Makefile.am <<END
+python_PYTHON += python$n.py
+nobase_python_PYTHON += npython$n.py
+END
+  echo >python$n.py
+  echo >npython$n.py
+done
+
+cd ..
+$ACLOCAL
+$AUTOCONF
+$AUTOMAKE --add-missing
+
+instdir=`pwd`/inst
+mkdir build
+cd build
+../configure --prefix="$instdir"
+$MAKE
+# Try whether native install (or install-sh) works.
+$MAKE install
+$MAKE uninstall
+test `find "$instdir" -type f -print | wc -l` = 0
+
+# Try whether we don't exceed the low limit.
+INSTALL='$(SHELL) $(top_builddir)/myinstall' $MAKE -e install
+env save_PATH="$PATH" PATH="`pwd`/..:$PATH" $MAKE uninstall
+
+cd $subdir
+srcdir=../../$subdir
+
+# Ensure 'make install' fails when 'install' fails.
+
+for file in python3.py python$nfiles.py
+do
+  chmod a-r $srcdir/$file
+  $MAKE install && Exit 1
+  chmod u+r $srcdir/$file
+done
+
+for file in npython3.py npython$nfiles.py
+do
+  chmod a-r $srcdir/$file
+  $MAKE install && Exit 1
+  chmod u+r $srcdir/$file
+done
+
+:
diff --git a/tests/instmany.test b/tests/instmany.test
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..f67e6faa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/instmany.test
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+# Copyright (C) 2008  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
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# Installing many files should not exceed the command line length limit.
+# Here, the main issue is that we may prepend `$(srcdir)/' to each file,
+# which may cause much longer command lines.  The list of files must
+# anyway remain below the limit, otherwise `make' won't be able to even
+# fork the command.
+#
+# Further, the install rule should honor failures of the install program.
+
+# Python is done in the sister test.
+# For texinfos, we expand names using $(srcdir) in the first place.
+# Let's hope nobody uses many texinfos.
+
+
+required=non-root    # hope to catch 'chmod a-r'-challenged file systems.
+. ./defs || Exit 1
+
+set -e
+
+# In order to have a useful test on modern systems (which have a high
+# limit, if any), use a fake install program that errors out for more
+# than 2K characters in a command line.  The POSIX limit is 4096, but
+# that may include space taken up by the environment.
+
+limit=2500
+subdir=long_subdir_name_with_many_characters
+nfiles=81
+
+# Let's use `seq' if available, it's faster than the loop.
+list=`(seq 1 $nfiles) 2>/dev/null || {
+  i=1
+  while test $i -le $nfiles; do
+    echo $i
+    i=\`expr $i + 1\`
+  done; }`
+
+sed "s|@limit@|$limit|g" >myinstall.in <<'END'
+#! /bin/sh
+# Fake install script.  This doesn't really install
+# (the INSTALL path below would be wrong outside this directory).
+limit=@limit@
+INSTALL='@INSTALL@'
+len=`expr "$INSTALL $*" : ".*" 2>/dev/null || echo $limit`
+if test $len -ge $limit; then
+  echo "$0: safe command line limit of $limit characters exceeded" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+exit 0
+END
+
+# Creative quoting in the next line to please maintainer-check.
+sed "s|@limit@|$limit|g" >'rm' <<'END'
+#! /bin/sh
+limit=@limit@
+PATH=$save_PATH
+export PATH
+RM='rm -f'
+len=`expr "$RM $*" : ".*" 2>/dev/null || echo $limit`
+if test $len -ge $limit; then
+  echo "$0: safe command line limit of $limit characters exceeded" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+exec $RM "$@"
+exit 1
+END
+
+chmod +x rm
+
+cat >>configure.in <<END
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([myinstall], [chmod +x ./myinstall])
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([$subdir/Makefile])
+AC_OUTPUT
+END
+
+cat >Makefile.am <<END
+SUBDIRS = $subdir
+END
+
+mkdir $subdir
+cd $subdir
+
+cat >Makefile.am <<'END'
+bin_SCRIPTS =
+nobase_bin_SCRIPTS =
+data_DATA =
+nobase_data_DATA =
+include_HEADERS =
+nobase_include_HEADERS =
+END
+
+for n in $list; do
+  cat >>Makefile.am <<END
+bin_SCRIPTS += script$n
+nobase_bin_SCRIPTS += nscript$n
+data_DATA += data$n
+nobase_data_DATA += ndata$n
+include_HEADERS += header$n.h
+nobase_include_HEADERS += nheader$n.h
+END
+  echo >script$n
+  echo >nscript$n
+  echo >data$n
+  echo >ndata$n
+  echo >header$n.h
+  echo >nheader$n.h
+done
+
+cd ..
+$ACLOCAL
+$AUTOCONF
+$AUTOMAKE --add-missing
+
+instdir=`pwd`/inst
+mkdir build
+cd build
+../configure --prefix="$instdir"
+$MAKE
+# Try whether native install (or install-sh) works.
+$MAKE install
+$MAKE uninstall
+test `find "$instdir" -type f -print | wc -l` = 0
+
+# Try whether we don't exceed the low limit.
+INSTALL='$(SHELL) $(top_builddir)/myinstall' $MAKE -e install
+env save_PATH="$PATH" PATH="`pwd`/..:$PATH" $MAKE uninstall
+
+cd $subdir
+srcdir=../../$subdir
+
+# Ensure 'make install' fails when 'install' fails.
+
+# We cheat here, for efficiency, knowing the internal rule names.
+# For correctness, one should `$MAKE install' here always, or at
+# least use install-exec or install-data.
+
+for file in script3 script$nfiles
+do
+  chmod a-r $srcdir/$file
+  $MAKE install-binSCRIPTS && Exit 1
+  chmod u+r $srcdir/$file
+done
+
+for file in nscript3 nscript$nfiles
+do
+  chmod a-r $srcdir/$file
+  $MAKE install-nobase_binSCRIPTS && Exit 1
+  chmod u+r $srcdir/$file
+done
+
+for file in data3 data$nfiles
+do
+  chmod a-r $srcdir/$file
+  $MAKE install-dataDATA && Exit 1
+  chmod u+r $srcdir/$file
+done
+
+for file in ndata3 ndata$nfiles
+do
+  chmod a-r $srcdir/$file
+  $MAKE install-nobase_dataDATA && Exit 1
+  chmod u+r $srcdir/$file
+done
+
+for file in header3.h header$nfiles.h
+do
+  chmod a-r $srcdir/$file
+  $MAKE install-includeHEADERS && Exit 1
+  chmod u+r $srcdir/$file
+done
+
+for file in nheader3.h nheader$nfiles.h
+do
+  chmod a-r $srcdir/$file
+  $MAKE install-nobase_includeHEADERS && Exit 1
+  chmod u+r $srcdir/$file
+done
+
+: