Hi Roumen, > > But there is a pitfall: Once you have added the file to the git checkout > > of your package, it will *not* be upgraded when new automake releases are > > installed. > What about to add |--force-missing to above flags?
Looks like a good idea. It appears to work identically. Do you have experience with it? What are the pro's/cons's of automake --add-missing --force-missing --copy versus (cd build-aux && rm -f ar-lib compile depcomp install-sh mdate-sh missing test-driver) automake --add-missing --copy ? Bruno