From b7ce86ecec6af088e57c79cd594680f7b60b26e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Thomas Wood <thos@gnome.org>
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:17:28 +0000
Subject: Automatically create the ChangeLog file from VCS history

Added a dist-hook rule to create the ChangeLog file from the git log.
---
 Makefile.am | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

(limited to 'Makefile.am')

diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index daf2c9803..ae0e6d8ba 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -64,3 +64,17 @@ if GCONF_SCHEMAS_INSTALL
 	done \
 	fi
 endif
+
+dist-hook:
+	@if test -d "$(srcdir)/.git"; \
+	then \
+		echo Creating ChangeLog && \
+		( cd "$(top_srcdir)" && \
+		  echo '# Generated by Makefile. Do not edit.'; echo; \
+		  $(top_srcdir)/missing --run git log --stat ) > ChangeLog.tmp \
+		&& mv -f ChangeLog.tmp $(top_distdir)/ChangeLog \
+		|| ( rm -f ChangeLog.tmp ; \
+		     echo Failed to generate ChangeLog >&2 ); \
+	else \
+		echo A git clone is required to generate a ChangeLog >&2; \
+	fi
-- 
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