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Re: [PATCH] bootstrap: support Automake-NG in $buildreq


From: Stefano Lattarini
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bootstrap: support Automake-NG in $buildreq
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:30:20 +0200

On 04/26/2012 03:38 PM, Jim Meyering wrote:
> Stefano Lattarini wrote:
>> * bootstrap (check_versions): Handle automake and aclocal from
>> Automake-NG specially.  They can be specified as respectively
>> the "automake-ng" and "aclocal-ng" requirements.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <address@hidden>
>> ---
>>  build-aux/bootstrap |   17 ++++++++++++++++-
>>  1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/build-aux/bootstrap b/build-aux/bootstrap
>> index 5aa73cc..c0960f5 100755
>> --- a/build-aux/bootstrap
>> +++ b/build-aux/bootstrap
>> @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
>>  #! /bin/sh
>>  # Print a version string.
>> -scriptversion=2012-04-19.22; # UTC
>> +scriptversion=2012-04-23.22; # UTC
>>
>>  # Bootstrap this package from checked-out sources.
>>
>> @@ -433,6 +433,21 @@ check_versions() {
>>          GZIP) ;; # Do not use $GZIP:  it contains gzip options.
>>          *) eval "app=\${$appvar-$app}" ;;
>>      esac
>> +    # Special handling for (still experimental) Automake-NG programs.
>> +    # They remain named as the mainstream Automake programs ("automake",
>> +    # and "aclocal") to avoid gratuitous incompatibilities with
>> +    # pre-existing usages (by, say, autoreconf, or custom autogen.sh
>> +    # scripts), but correctly identify themselves (as being part of
>> +    # "GNU automake-ng") when asked their version.
>> +    case $app in
> ...
> 
> Thanks.  Applied with this comment change, an added ChangeLog entry,
> and with the removal of the Signed-off-by line in the log:
> 
Thanks for doing that.

BTW, I've now tweaked the .git/config in my gnulib clone to ensure no
more Signed-off-by line will be added in my commit messages.  As per
the ChangeLog entry, you were right -- it's easy to lose the habit of
editing them by hand ;-)

Regards,
  Stefano



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