Say it is ok to use true and false.

Make recommendations about install-info accurate.
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Richard M. Stallman 1996-02-29 04:22:34 +00:00
parent f323abd6b3
commit 310f677b84

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@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ The @code{configure} script and the Makefile rules for building and
installation should not use any utilities directly except these:
@example
cat cmp cp echo egrep expr grep
ln mkdir mv pwd rm rmdir sed test touch
cat cmp cp echo egrep expr false grep
ln mkdir mv pwd rm rmdir sed test touch true
@end example
Stick to the generally supported options for these programs. For
@ -516,8 +516,8 @@ that don't have the Unix man page documentation system installed.
The way to install Info files is to copy them into @file{$(infodir)}
with @code{$(INSTALL_DATA)} (@pxref{Command Variables}), and then run
the @code{install-info} program if it is present. @code{install-info}
is a script that edits the Info @file{dir} file to add or update the
menu entry for the given Info file; it will be part of the Texinfo package.
is a program that edits the Info @file{dir} file to add or update the
menu entry for the given Info file; it is part of the Texinfo package.
Here is a sample rule to install an Info file:
@comment This example has been carefully formatted for the Make manual.
@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ $(infodir)/foo.info: foo.info
# fail gracefully when there is an unknown command.
if $(SHELL) -c 'install-info --version' \
>/dev/null 2>&1; then \
install-info --infodir=$(infodir) $$d/foo.info; \
install-info --dir-file=$(infodir)/dir $(infodir)/foo.info; \
else true; fi
@end smallexample