Formerly autoconf.texi.~146~

diff --git a/autoconf.texi b/autoconf.texi
index 5b896c0eb1d9eebf95a8ff6b5cce8d5bd1e1ecb9..400c1ff33d9d6e25c5344e47729314afbd6c3f47 100644 (file)
--- a/autoconf.texi
+++ b/autoconf.texi
@@ -562,6 +562,11 @@ false matches @file{/etc/install}, @file{/usr/sbin/install}, and other
 instances of @code{install} known not to work.  Also sets the variable
 @code{INSTALL_PROGRAM} to @samp{$(INSTALL)} and
 @code{INSTALL_DATA} to @samp{$(INSTALL) -m 644}.
+
+If you need to use your own $file{install.sh} because it has features
+not found in standard @code{install} programs, there is no reason to use
+@code{AC_PROG_INSTALL}; just put the pathname of your script into your
+@file{Makefile.in} files.
 @end defmac
 
 @defmac AC_PROG_RANLIB

diff --git a/doc/autoconf.texi b/doc/autoconf.texi
index 5b896c0eb1d9eebf95a8ff6b5cce8d5bd1e1ecb9..400c1ff33d9d6e25c5344e47729314afbd6c3f47 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/autoconf.texi
+++ b/doc/autoconf.texi
@@ -562,6 +562,11 @@ false matches @file{/etc/install}, @file{/usr/sbin/install}, and other
 instances of @code{install} known not to work.  Also sets the variable
 @code{INSTALL_PROGRAM} to @samp{$(INSTALL)} and
 @code{INSTALL_DATA} to @samp{$(INSTALL) -m 644}.
+
+If you need to use your own $file{install.sh} because it has features
+not found in standard @code{install} programs, there is no reason to use
+@code{AC_PROG_INSTALL}; just put the pathname of your script into your
+@file{Makefile.in} files.
 @end defmac
 
 @defmac AC_PROG_RANLIB