[lmi-commits] [5636] Don't create new-year backup directory if it already exists

[Greg Chicares]

Revision: 5636
          http://svn.sv.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=lmi&revision=5636
Author:   chicares
Date:     2013-01-03 22:43:15 +0000 (Thu, 03 Jan 2013)
Log Message:
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Don't create new-year backup directory if it already exists

Modified Paths:
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    lmi/trunk/ChangeLog
    lmi/trunk/GNUmakefile

Modified: lmi/trunk/ChangeLog
===================================================================
--- lmi/trunk/ChangeLog 2013-01-03 22:17:19 UTC (rev 5635)
+++ lmi/trunk/ChangeLog 2013-01-03 22:43:15 UTC (rev 5636)
@@ -31703,3 +31703,10 @@
 Write copyright notice on one line, so it'll be updated automatically.
 This precludes oversights such as the one fixed 20110323T1518Z.
 
+20130103T2243Z <address@hidden> [545]
+
+  GNUmakefile
+Don't create new-year backup directory if it already exists. This
+prevents overwriting the contents of last year's backup directory when
+the 'happy_new_year' target's instructions are overlooked.
+

Modified: lmi/trunk/GNUmakefile
===================================================================
--- lmi/trunk/GNUmakefile       2013-01-03 22:17:19 UTC (rev 5635)
+++ lmi/trunk/GNUmakefile       2013-01-03 22:43:15 UTC (rev 5636)
@@ -374,8 +374,8 @@
 
 .PHONY: happy_new_year
 happy_new_year: source_clean
+       $(MKDIR) $(backup_directory)
        $(TOUCH) --date=$(old_year)0101 BOY
-       $(MKDIR) --parents $(backup_directory)
        for z in *; \
          do \
               [ $$z -nt BOY ] \