> >> 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?
Maintaining the contents of DIST_SUBDIRS. If I make an assignment
to it, then I am responsible for its contents. I wish to leave it
up to the automake system.
> Why? I'm guessing you have something like
>
> SUBDIRS = foo @MAYBE_BAR@
> EXTRA_DIST = bar
You guessed wrong:
SUBDIRS = @MAYBE_BAR@
EXTRA_DIST = @NOT_MAYBE_BAR@
> 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.
It's the primary issue. The project involved is fairly tiny,
intended as an extended example of how to integrate a tear-off
library into another project:
cvs -d:pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/cvsroot/autogen \
get blocksort
It is not yet released, but I am experimenting with its web page:
http://autogen.sf.net/blocksort.html
