Reuben Thomas wrote: > On 1 October 2012 20:37, Jim Meyering <j...@meyering.net> wrote: >> Reuben Thomas wrote: >>> I get the following error while trying to make a GNU Zile release: >>> >>> /bin/bash: -c: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `then' >>> /bin/bash: -c: line 1: `@if test -d ../release; then \' >>> make[2]: *** [release-prep] Error 1 >>> >>> I'm using bash 4.2.24(1)-release as shipped with Ubuntu 12.04. /bin/sh >>> is dash 0.5.7. (I am slightly unclear why the error above is from >>> bash, not dash…) >> >> Hi Reuben, >> >> Are you sure you're using the latest? > > $ cd gnulib > /home/rrt/Software/zile-stable/gnulib > $ git pull > Already up-to-date. > >> For the record, now that rule starts like this: >> >> .PHONY: release-prep >> release-prep: >> $(AM_V_GEN)$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -s announcement \ >> > ~/announce-$(my_distdir) >> $(AM_V_at)if test -d $(release_archive_dir); then \ >> ln $(rel-files) $(release_archive_dir); \ >> chmod a-w $(rel-files); \ >> fi > > I don't think it can be that, because that's not line 1. I think it's > the rule for writable-files:
Glad you solved the problem and that it's not with any version in git. For future reference, the "*** [release-prep]" part of the diagnostic you included above says that "release-prep" is the rule that failed. > writable-files: > $(AM_V_GEN)if test -d $(release_archive_dir); then \ > for file in $(DIST_ARCHIVES); do \ > for p in ./ $(release_archive_dir)/; do \
