build: allow overriding common tools #6354
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Just in case the value is not defined in config.mk and `make` is first executed from another directory (such as in src/man) instead of the root directory. This amends commit 93d623f ("build: allow overriding certain tools", 2024-02-23) / PR netblue30#6222.
Tools: * gzip * install * rm * strip * tar For the programs not checked in configure.ac: From the manual of GNU Autoconf (version 2.71): > If you use `AC_PROG_INSTALL`, you must include `install-sh` in your > distribution So set `install` just in the Makefile. Use `$(RM)` to ensure that `-f` is always used and to make it easier to spot when `-r` is used. See commit 93d623f ("build: allow overriding certain tools", 2024-02-23) / PR netblue30#6222.
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Tools:
For the programs not checked in configure.ac:
From the manual of GNU Autoconf (version 2.71):
So set
installjust in the Makefile. Use$(RM)to ensure that-fis always used and to make it easier to spot when
-ris used.See commit 93d623f ("build: allow overriding certain tools",
2024-02-23) / PR #6222.
This is a follow-up to #6342.