[arch-general] PKGBUILD: mkdir or install?

Ali H. Caliskan ali.h.caliskan at gmail.com
Mon Apr 6 09:25:52 EDT 2009


Hello fellow Arch Linux devels and users,

I'm wondering if it's inappropriate to use "mkdir -p" in PKGBUILD instead of
"install". I've seen quite many official PKGBUILDs that use mkdir instead of
install, whose very structure I've adopted and applied in my various
PKBUILDs. Does it matter if it's mkdir or install, and why?

Kind regards,
Ali


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