bug#7333: [PATCH] {maint} Fix a bug in variable concatanation with `+='.

2010-11-10 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
* Glenn Morris wrote on Tue, Nov 09, 2010 at 08:34:23AM CET: Ralf Wildenhues wrote (on Mon, 8 Nov 2010 at 22:46 +0100): The commands above (Bcc:ed to control at debbugs) should merge and close both bugs. The (first) close didn't work, I think it was because your version number started

bug#7333: [PATCH] {maint} Fix a bug in variable concatanation with `+='.

2010-11-10 Thread Glenn Morris
Actually, that was probably too glib a response. The version number information is probably used in other places, and needs to be sortable so that the fixed/found commands can work. So I don't think arbitrary version strings can work. You could use the date of a commit perhaps.

bug#7333: [PATCH] {maint} Fix a bug in variable concatanation with `+='.

2010-11-10 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
* Glenn Morris wrote on Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 09:46:01PM CET: Actually, that was probably too glib a response. The version number information is probably used in other places, and needs to be sortable so that the fixed/found commands can work. So I don't think arbitrary version strings can

bug#7333: [PATCH] {maint} Fix a bug in variable concatanation with `+='.

2010-11-09 Thread Glenn Morris
Ralf Wildenhues wrote (on Mon, 8 Nov 2010 at 22:46 +0100): BTW, Ouch! I see that my previous reply presenting the patch has erroneously opended a new, spurious bug report (#7345) in the tracker! Ralf, could you please you close that report as invalid? Not sure how that happened,

bug#7333: [PATCH] {maint} Fix a bug in variable concatanation with `+='.

2010-11-08 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
merge 7333 7345 tags 7333 + patch close 7333 v1.11-222-g7a020d6 thanks * Stefano Lattarini wrote on Sun, Nov 07, 2010 at 03:26:52PM CET: Now, should I also try to close the bug #7333 on debbugs? The instruction at http://debbugs.gnu.org/Developer.html seems quite clear about how to do so, so I

bug#7333: [PATCH] {maint} Fix a bug in variable concatanation with `+='.

2010-11-07 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
Hello Stefano, Andy, * Stefano Lattarini wrote on Sat, Nov 06, 2010 at 06:10:44PM CET: On Friday 05 November 2010, Stefano Lattarini wrote: I can confirm the bug with latest automake (from git master), with a much-reduced minimal testcase (see attachment). I still haven't looked for an

bug#7333: [PATCH] {maint} Fix a bug in variable concatanation with `+='. (was: Re: bug#7333: bug concatenating CLEANFILES in automake 1.11)

2010-11-06 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On Friday 05 November 2010, Stefano Lattarini wrote: I can confirm the bug with latest automake (from git master), with a much-reduced minimal testcase (see attachment). I still haven't looked for an explanation or a fix, though. I've manged to find a very simple fix for the bug (see