[GRASS-dev] Re: [GRASS GIS] #388: *.tcl installed as executable

[GRASS GIS]

#388: *.tcl installed as executable
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  Reporter:  hamish        |       Owner:  grass-dev at lists.osgeo.org
      Type:  defect        |      Status:  new                      
  Priority:  minor         |   Milestone:  6.4.0                    
 Component:  Installation  |     Version:  svn-develbranch6         
Resolution:                |    Keywords:  build install            
  Platform:  Linux         |         Cpu:  Unspecified              
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Comment (by hamish):

 Replying to [comment:1 glynn]:
 > I've changed gis.m/Makefile from $(INSTALL) to $(INSTALL_DATA)
 > in r34721. tksys.tcl is an executable script, so I explicitly
 > added execute permission for that file.

 thanks.


 > d.m would need something similar, if we're going to keep it.
 > Is there any reason to?

 Apparently some people prefer it. All the g.gui and init.sh stuff is set
 up to handle it well in a mixed environment; it doesn't hurt anything; and
 has taken minimal effort to maintain. So I'd say there's no reason to
 remove it.

 > Does it still work?

 yes, it works fine.


 Hamish

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