From f99675f00d39d2b78d8b2a17db1cb4aa98d8f2f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:57:23 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] * tests/defs.in (is_newest): Cope with multiple newer files.
 * NEWS: mention `install-sh -C'.

---
 ChangeLog     | 5 +++++
 NEWS          | 4 ++++
 tests/defs.in | 5 +++--
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6862ebbd..d38acf5d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-01-10  Ralf Wildenhues  <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
+
+	* tests/defs.in (is_newest): Cope with multiple newer files.
+	* NEWS: mention `install-sh -C'.
+
 2006-12-25  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
 
 	* lib/install-sh (initialize_posix_glob): New var.
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d3f5dd68..9237d009 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ New in 1.10a:
 * Miscellaneous changes:
 
   - New shorthand `$(pkglibexecdir)' for `$(libexecdir)/@PACKAGE@'.
+
+  - install-sh supports -C, which does not update the installed file
+    (and its time stamps) if the contents did not change.
+
 
 New in 1.10:
 
diff --git a/tests/defs.in b/tests/defs.in
index b2c31c7c..1c9a986b 100644
--- a/tests/defs.in
+++ b/tests/defs.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # @configure_input@
 #
 # Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
-# 2005, 2006  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# 2005, 2006, 2007  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 #
 # This file is part of GNU Automake.
 #
@@ -328,7 +328,8 @@ old_timestamp=198309271735.59
 # Resolve ties in favor of FILE.
 is_newest ()
 {
-  test x`find "$@" -newer "$1"` = x
+  is_newest_files=`find "$@" -newer "$1"`
+  test -z "$is_newest_files"
 }
 
 
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