Re: Optimization for install-sh

[Akim Demaille]

>>>>> "Lars" == Lars J Aas <address@hidden> writes:

Lars> Anyways, there were a whole sh*tload of redundant else clauses
Lars> in that script that we could remove.  If not for more
Lars> readability; think of all the diskspace we can save ;)

Nope, it's not there for free.  There are some shell that

if false; then
  echo "False is dead broken"
fi
echo $?

=> 1

which is wrong.  That's why there is an else clause.  That's also why
you will never see a if/fi without else branch in a good Makefile
(like those of Automake).