Re: [PATCH] {maint} refactor: new variable telling whether make is running in "dry mode"

[Stefano Lattarini]

On 02/05/2012 10:05 PM, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
> On 02/05/2012 06:35 PM, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
>> On 01/23/2012 09:10 PM, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
>>> We define a new variable '$(am__make_dryrun)', that can be used
>>> in recipes to determine whether make is running in "dry mode" (as
>>> with "make -n") or not.  This is useful in rules that invoke make
>>> recursively, and are thus executed also with "make -n" -- either
>>> because they are declared as dependencies to '.MAKE' (NetBSD make)
>>> or because their recipes contain the "$(MAKE)" string (GNU and
>>> Solaris make).
>>>
>>> * lib/am/header-vars.am (am__make_dryrun): New variable.
>>> * lib/am/check.am (check-TESTS recheck): Use it, and simplify
>>> recipe accordingly.
>>> * lib/am/distdir.am (distdir): Likewise.
>>> * lib/am/lisp.am ($(am__ELCFILES)): Likewise.
>>> ---
>>> Do you think this patch is good to apply before 1.11.3, or should
>>> we wait after that release?
>>>
>> I've waited after all.  Patch pushed now (to maint).
>>
> And I've pushed the attached follow-up to take more advantage
> of $(am__make_dryrun) in master as well.
> 
Oh dammit, I've attached the wrong patch!  Here is the correct one.

Sorry for the noise,
  Stefano

0001-parallel-tests-more-uses-for-am__make_dryrun.patch
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