Hi Paul, >>> "Paul" == Paul Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Paul> In the GNU make package I don't have a README file when Paul> it is first checked out from CVS. There is a README.in Paul> which is translated into a README, replacing the version Paul> info etc. When and how? Paul> This used to work but now automake is failing: What version(s) used to work, and which one is failing? Paul> Makefile.am: required file `./README' not found Paul> Any hints on how I can convince automake that the file Paul> will really be there by the time the package is already Paul> built, so it doesn't give this error? I'd rather fix Automake than work around it, because this kind of setup is expected to work already. tests/distcom3.test seems to cover exactly your case, and does not produce any error. Maybe you could modify it to show how to reproduce your problem? -- Alexandre Duret-Lutz
