Re: [AD] Makefile fix

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On Fri, Aug 06, 2004, Evert Glebbeek wrote:

> Generally, no - but it will if UNIX_TOOLS are installed, and in that case I 
> think using -p would be the preferred option.

   mkdir -p does not always work; for this, there is automake's
mkinstalldir script which is the safest way I know:

    http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/texinfo/texinfo/mkinstalldirs

> This issue seems to come up quite often, by the way. I think I've seen 
> related patches come by at least four or five times in the past... not 
> sure what happened to those, as the problem apparently still exists.

   I suppose suggestions to switch to automake have come by a couple of
times as well :P

-- 
Sam.




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