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@ -1503,7 +1503,15 @@ work. It prefers to find a C program rather than a shell script, for
speed. Instead of @file{install-sh}, it can also use @file{install.sh},
but that name is obsolete because some @code{make} programs have a rule
that creates @file{install} from it if there is no @file{Makefile}.
A copy of @file{install-sh} which you may use comes with Autoconf.
A copy of @file{install-sh} which you may use comes with Autoconf. If
you use @code{AC_PROG_INSTALL}, you must include either
@file{install-sh} or @file{install.sh} in your distribution, or
@code{configure} will produce an error message saying it can't find
them---even if the system you're on has a good @code{install} program.
This check is a safety measure to prevent you from accidentally leaving
that file out, which would prevent your package from installing on
systems that don't have a BSD-compatible @code{install} program.
If you need to use your own installation program because it has
features not found in standard @code{install} programs, there is no

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@ -1503,7 +1503,15 @@ work. It prefers to find a C program rather than a shell script, for
speed. Instead of @file{install-sh}, it can also use @file{install.sh},
but that name is obsolete because some @code{make} programs have a rule
that creates @file{install} from it if there is no @file{Makefile}.
A copy of @file{install-sh} which you may use comes with Autoconf.
A copy of @file{install-sh} which you may use comes with Autoconf. If
you use @code{AC_PROG_INSTALL}, you must include either
@file{install-sh} or @file{install.sh} in your distribution, or
@code{configure} will produce an error message saying it can't find
them---even if the system you're on has a good @code{install} program.
This check is a safety measure to prevent you from accidentally leaving
that file out, which would prevent your package from installing on
systems that don't have a BSD-compatible @code{install} program.
If you need to use your own installation program because it has
features not found in standard @code{install} programs, there is no