Re: FYI: do not write Makefile.in on error

[Alexandre Duret-Lutz]

>>> "Akim" == Akim Demaille <address@hidden> writes:

>>> "adl" == Alexandre Duret-Lutz <address@hidden> writes:
 >> +* Automake stops writing Makefile.ins as soons as it encounters an error.
 >> +  (Warnings will not prevent output, but remember they can be turned into
 >> +  errors with -Werror.)

 Akim> Maybe you could make it clearer that previous Makefile.ins are
 Akim> preserved?  It looks like automake will produce partial Makefiles.

Indeed, thanks.  I'm installing this.

2004-05-31  Alexandre Duret-Lutz  <address@hidden>

        * NEWS: Make clearer that we do not output partial Makefile.ins on
        error.
        Suggested by Akim Demaille.

Index: NEWS
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/automake/automake/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.275
diff -u -r1.275 NEWS
--- NEWS        23 May 2004 19:30:08 -0000      1.275
+++ NEWS        31 May 2004 21:47:53 -0000
@@ -81,8 +81,9 @@
 
   - Diagnose AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR calls following AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE. (PR/49)
 
-  - Automake stops writing Makefile.ins as soons as it encounters an
-    error.  (Warnings will not prevent output, but remember they can
+  - Automake will not write any Makefile.ins after the first error it
+    encounters.  The previous Makefile.ins (if any) will be left in
+    place.  (Warnings will not prevent output, but remember they can
     be turned into errors with -Werror.)
 
   - The restriction that SUBDIRS must contain direct children is gone.


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Alexandre Duret-Lutz