Re: [PATCH 1/2] Avoid another use of `chmod -R'.

[Ralf Wildenhues]

Hi Stefano,

thanks for the patch.

* Stefano Lattarini wrote on Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 05:52:21PM CEST:
> * Makefile.am (path-check): To be safe, do not use `chmod -R' on
> $(distdir) before removing it (as Solaris `chmod -R' touches
> symlink targets).  Instead, use the cleanup strategy used in
> distdir.am (which is also employed in tests/defs.in).

I'm not sure I understand.  We are not putting any symlinks into
$(distdir), why would this be needed?

In order for symlinks to end up in $(distdir), you have to have a
dist-hook or similar rule, because normal distributed symlinks in the
source tree will be expanded as regular files in $(distdir).

Thanks,
Ralf