>>> "Bruce" == Bruce Korb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[...]
>> Why don't you simply use DIST_SUBDIRS?
[...]
Bruce> 2. Even now that I've read it, using it would mean taking over
Bruce> an automatable chore from automake.
I don't get this. Which chore should be automated?
The definition of DIST_SUBDIRS *is* automated, unless you use
Autoconf variables. Automake can't guess the possible values of
an Autoconf variable, so you have to define DIST_SUBDIRS
yourself in this case.
Bruce> 3. It won't solve the problem anyway.
Why? I'm guessing you have something like
SUBDIRS = foo @MAYBE_BAR@
EXTRA_DIST = bar
Then when @MAYBE_BAR@ is set to `bar', `make dist' will copy bar/
twice. Boom.
If instead you use
SUBDIRS = foo @MAYBE_BAR@
DIST_SUBDIRS = foo bar
then bar/ will be copied only once.
Alternatively you can also use something along the lines of
if BAR
MAYBE_BAR = bar
fi
SUBDIRS = foo $(MAYBE_BAR)
(Here Automake can compute DIST_SUBDIRS for you.)
[...]
Bruce> A better fix is to add back write permissions after the
Bruce> first (conditional) copy.
I aggree, but that's a secondary issue. You face this problem
(and others) because you have the same directory listed in both
SUBDIRS and EXTRA_DIST.
--
Alexandre Duret-Lutz
