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From: Jani Nikula <jani@nikula.org>
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On Mon, 05 Nov 2012, Blake Jones <blakej@foo.net> wrote:
>> > +INSTALL="install"
>> > +printf "Checking for working \"install\" program... "
>> > +mkdir _tmp_
>> 
>> This doesn't feel like a hot idea.
>
> Out of curiosity, why not?

Note that I'm only referring to creating temp directories like this to
check for the install tool compatibility; otherwise I'm fine with the
general approach.

Jani.