Replace AC_PROG_LN_S by a less strict configure test

* configure.ac (AC_PROG_LN_S): Remove, too restrictive.
(LN_S_FILEONLY): New output variable.
* Makefile.in (LN_S): Remove.
(LN_S_FILEONLY): New, set by configure.
(install-arch-dep): Use LN_S_FILEONLY rather than LN_S.

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index bd77fa6a70d..019460acf3c 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -253,7 +253,8 @@ INSTALL_INFO = @INSTALL_INFO@
 # By default, we uphold the dignity of our programs.
 INSTALL_STRIP =
 MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@
-LN_S = @LN_S@
+# Create a link to a file in the same directory as the target.
+LN_S_FILEONLY = @LN_S_FILEONLY@
 
 # We use gzip to compress installed .el files.
 GZIP_PROG = @GZIP_PROG@
@@ -455,7 +456,7 @@ install-arch-dep: src install-arch-indep install-doc
           chmod 1755 $(DESTDIR)${bindir}/$(EMACSFULL) || true; \
           if test "x${NO_BIN_LINK}" = x; then \
             rm -f $(DESTDIR)${bindir}/$(EMACS) ; \
-            cd $(DESTDIR)${bindir} && $(LN_S) $(EMACSFULL) $(EMACS); \
+            cd $(DESTDIR)${bindir} && $(LN_S_FILEONLY) $(EMACSFULL) $(EMACS); \
           fi; \
         else \
           subdir=${ns_appresdir}/site-lisp; \