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author | Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> | 2014-12-23 20:24:46 +0100 |
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committer | Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> | 2014-12-23 20:24:46 +0100 |
commit | 6979c8e680b68dbc2b27b4db808cb037ba6aabb7 (patch) | |
tree | db033eeadacb4c8cb8f8a91e2ce2674318e4ee1d /NEWS | |
parent | a38fe86d4f425575e9753b34d65d73c98838b085 (diff) | |
parent | 01a7a4a7bea81b4e2d03d08b45d605b98501e024 (diff) | |
download | automake-6979c8e680b68dbc2b27b4db808cb037ba6aabb7.tar.gz |
Merge branch 'distcheck-pr18286' into micro
* distcheck-pr18286:
dist: fix bug#18286 "distcheck fails to detect missing files"
tests: expose automake bug#18286 "distcheck fails to detect missing files"
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@@ -127,6 +127,22 @@ New in 1.14.2: something like "... overrides Automake target '$(srcdir)/foo.am". This bug is now fixed. + - Automake bug#18286: "make distcheck" could sometimes fail to detect + missing files in the distribution tarball, especially in those cases + where both the generated files and their dependencies are explicitly + in $(srcdir). An important example of this are *generated* makefile + fragments included at Automake time in Makefile.am; e.g.: + + ... + $(srcdir)/fragment.am: $(srcdir)/data.txt $(srcdir)/preproc.sh + cd $(srcdir) && $(SHELL) preproc.sh <data.txt >fragment.am + include $(srcdir)/fragment.am + ... + + If the use forgot to add data.txt and/or preproc.sh in the distribution + tarball, "make distcheck" would have erroneously succeeded! This issue + is now fixed. + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New in 1.14.1: |