# they're explicitly given on the command line.
# Also, we can't count on 'cp -a' or 'mkdir -p', although they're
-# pretty handy.
+# pretty handy (see function makepath for the latter).
# I think some of the GNU documentation suggests that we shouldn't
# rely on shell functions. However, the Bash manual seems to say that
# You cannot do "export VAR=VALUE" all on one line; the export must be
# separate from the assignment. (SCO SysV)
+# Don't rely on grep -q, as that doesn't work everywhere -- just redirect
+# stdout to /dev/null to keep it quiet.
# STILL TO DO:
echo " preserve_scratch=no"
fi
-# We'll use setfacl if it's around.
-if test -f /usr/bin/setfacl || setfacl --help >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+# We'll use setfacl if it's around and it supports the -k option.
+if setfacl --help 2>/dev/null | grep ' -k,' >/dev/null; then
setfacl=setfacl
else
setfacl=true