On 01/03/2013 01:57 AM, Karl Berry wrote: > That is already possible: > <http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/automake.html#The-dist-Hook> > > I see. Given this, I propose merely changing the definition of am__tar > to use variables. Something like: > > am__tar = $(TAR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) - "$$tardir" > This might not always work, since, when the tar-pax or tar-ustar are used, the a $(am__tar) is defined at configure time, and might even not invoke tar at all, going through 'cpio' or 'pax' instead.
> where the actual definitions of TAR and TAR_OPTIONS remain as they are > now (except possibly always using -options, as I'm replying to > separately). > If we go down the route of using -chf instead of, one could simply override $TAR altogether, bundling the required options in there, no? Which is already possible as of today (when 'tar-pax' and 'tar-ustar' aren't used, of course). So less changes to implement and to document. > That would make it easy for people to change or add > anything they want to change, in various ways. > > I'm not sure if "TAR" and "TAR_OPTIONS" would be the conventional > names; any names would do, as far as I'm concerned. Regards, Stefano
