Hello,
On Thu, Aug 30, 2007 at 08:49:48PM +0200, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> I suppose you could prepare a patch to avoid needing two separate
> agreements (one on the idea and one on the patch ;-)
well, I'm far from understanding what the patch should actually
contain.
We agree about the awk, you convinced me that the "mkdir -p" proposal
did not make sense, but the remaining two issues puzzle me:
> > 3) If you use the Automake option dist-bzip2, then "make dist" uses
So do I understand correctly that if I use the dist-bzip2 option in a
GNU package, I'm breaching the GCS?
But if I call "make dist-bzip2" to create the second tarball in order
to publish both, it's ok?
IOW, the option would be very handy, but I'm not allowed to use it.
Doesn't that sound weird?
> > 2) "make dist" in Automake-generated makefiles depends on "find and
> > chmod" to remove the distdir.
>
> find and chmod are listed in GCS, `Install Command Categories'.
(Well, I have to admit this node is a surprise for me. I'll need
time to understand it.)
The node `Utilities in Makefiles' says
: [...] the Makefile rules for [...] installation should not use any
: utilities directly except these:
: [awk] cat cmp cp diff echo egrep expr false grep install-info
: ln ls mkdir mv pwd rm rmdir sed sleep sort tar test touch true
`find' is not allowed, `chmod' is allowed at the end of the node, but
only if ``used via Make variables'' (sic!).
OTOH, node `Install Command Categories' allows a much broader set of
commands for pre- and post-install commands.
My first impression was: ``These statements contradicteach other!''
Then:
``Well, no. Strictly interpreted, the intersection of these two is
allowed. `find' is forbidden, `chmod' is allowed only through a
veriable.''
And:
``Automake uses Make variable `am__remove_distdir' for the cleanup.
Does that qualify as >>caling `chmod' via a Make variable<<?
Third interpretation: the node `Utilities in Makefiles' probably
meant normal instalation commands in the Make rules for installation,
not all command in those rules.
I'm totally dazzled.
I will try to read the whole make-stds.texi, perhaps I'll get a clue.
Right now, I can submit only the following one-line patch.
Have a nice day,
Stepan Kasal
2007-08-30 Stepan Kasal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* make-stds.texi (Utilities in Makefiles): Allow `awk'.
Index: make-stds.texi
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/gnustandards/gnustandards/make-stds.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.48
diff -u -r1.48 make-stds.texi
--- make-stds.texi 19 Aug 2007 00:01:31 -0000 1.48
+++ make-stds.texi 30 Aug 2007 19:58:32 -0000
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
@c mkfifo mknod tee uname
@example
-cat cmp cp diff echo egrep expr false grep install-info
+awk cat cmp cp diff echo egrep expr false grep install-info
ln ls mkdir mv pwd rm rmdir sed sleep sort tar test touch true
@end example
