GNU bug report logs - #19541
info: non-POSIX "rm -f" still alive (NetBSD-1.6)

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Package: automake;

Reported by: <kabe <at> sra-tohoku.co.jp>

Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2015 05:32:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Karl Berry <karl <at> freefriends.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 19541 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Karl Berry <karl <at> freefriends.org>
To: kabe <at> sra-tohoku.co.jp
Cc: 19541 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#19541: info: non-POSIX "rm -f" still alive (NetBSD-1.6)
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2020 19:34:45 -0700

    my system (NetBSD 1.6) stumbled upon the configure's
    ACCEPT_INFERIOR_RM_PROGRAM check.

I'm guess that in the five years since you sent this report (sorry for
the ridiculously delayed reply), you've probably been forced to change
your system. (I use old systems too, but haven't been able to get
away with quite that old. :)

In any case, it's supposed to be possible to still allow "rm -f" to pass
by setting the envvar ACCEPT_INFERIOR_RM_PROGRAM to "yes", and rerun
configure. (E.g., message shown at bugs.gnu.org/42529.)

So, closing this for automake ... --thanks for the report, karl.
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