proposed patch for checking for hard/soft links

[Jeffrey A Law]

  In message < 199709040706.AAA31549@ninemoons.com >you write:
  > I would like to propose this patch for using autoconf to optimize the
  > selection of "ln -s", "ln", or "cp" depending upon which ones are
  > supported in the build environment.
I've got no problem with that.

  > This actually simplifies the Makefile.  The new macros in aclocal.m4
  > should be considered a temporary change pending possible inclusion
  > into autoconf.  The regenerated configure script is not included in
  > this patch though it is in the ChangeLog entry.
Any chance we could get away without LN_S and just set LN to the whatever
is appropriate for build system?

Note, I just checked in some changes from Kenner which address some of
the problems your patch addressed (inconsistent use of "$(LN)" instead
of "ln").

If you could rework your patches based on the newer code it would be
greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
jeff