Re: absolute build directory with spaces

2010-09-04 Thread Bruno Haible
Hi, Jim Meyering wrote on bug-gnulib: > Coreutils tests with an absolute build directory name that contains > a space. Not quoting this directory name caused a failure. > * tests/test-vc-list-files-git.sh: Quote PATH dir name. > ... > --- a/tests/test-vc-list-files-git.sh > +++ b/tests/test-vc-li

Re: absolute build directory with spaces

2010-09-04 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On Saturday 04 September 2010, Bruno Haible wrote: > Hi, > > Jim Meyering wrote on bug-gnulib: > > Coreutils tests with an absolute build directory name that > > contains a space. Not quoting this directory name caused a > > failure. * tests/test-vc-list-files-git.sh: Quote PATH dir name. > > ...

Re: absolute build directory with spaces

2010-09-04 Thread Jim Meyering
Bruno Haible wrote: > Jim Meyering wrote on bug-gnulib: >> Coreutils tests with an absolute build directory name that contains >> a space. Not quoting this directory name caused a failure. >> * tests/test-vc-list-files-git.sh: Quote PATH dir name. >> ... >> --- a/tests/test-vc-list-files-git.sh >>

Re: absolute build directory with spaces

2010-09-04 Thread Jim Meyering
Stefano Lattarini wrote: > On Saturday 04 September 2010, Bruno Haible wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Jim Meyering wrote on bug-gnulib: >> > Coreutils tests with an absolute build directory name that >> > contains a space. Not quoting this directory name caused a >> > failure. * tests/test-vc-list-files-git

Re: absolute build directory with spaces

2010-09-04 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On Saturday 04 September 2010, Jim Meyering wrote: > Stefano Lattarini wrote: > > > > What about instead making the names of the temporaries > > source/build/install directories used by "make distcheck" > > configurable? This will offer more flexibility, and won't > > introduce still another autom

Re: absolute build directory with spaces

2010-09-05 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
Hello, * Jim Meyering wrote on Sat, Sep 04, 2010 at 07:28:58PM CEST: > Stefano Lattarini wrote: > > What about instead making the names of the temporaries source/build/install > > directories used by "make distcheck" configurable? This will offer more > > flexibility, and won't introduce still an

[RFC] Make build and install dirs used by distcheck configurable. (was: Re: absolute build directory with spaces)

2010-09-06 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On Sunday 05 September 2010, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > Hello, > > * Jim Meyering wrote on Sat, Sep 04, 2010 at 07:28:58PM CEST: > > Stefano Lattarini wrote: > > > What about instead making the names of the temporaries > > > source/build/install directories used by "make distcheck" > > > configurabl

Re: [RFC] Make build and install dirs used by distcheck configurable. (was: Re: absolute build directory with spaces)

2010-11-12 Thread Stefano Lattarini
Hello automakers and gnulibers. Is anyone still interested in this feature? If yes, I have some simple updates, second thoughts, and new ideas, for which comments are welcome. If not, let me know before I start investing more time on the implementation! On Monday 06 September 2010, Stefano Latt