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install-sh -t accepts arguments that are not a directory

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From: Tobias Hansen <thansen <at> debian.org>
To: bug-automake <at> gnu.org
Subject: install-sh -t accepts arguments that are not a directory
Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2013 01:06:25 +0200

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Version: 1.14
Tags: patch

Hi automake maintainers,

the -t parameter of install-sh is supposed to accept a target directory.
If it is given a file or a name of a non-existent file/directory, the
source is copied into this file. For example, if I have a file foo and do

install-sh -t foo2 foo

I will have the two files foo and foo2. install-sh should abort whenever
the argument of the -t option is not a directory, just like install
does. Attached is a patch that fixes the issue.

Best regards,
Tobias Hansen

[install-sh_t_check_directory.patch (text/x-diff, attachment)]

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