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Re: bug#11030: should an empty "pkgdata_DATA" cause creation of $(pkgdat
From: |
Stefano Lattarini |
Subject: |
Re: bug#11030: should an empty "pkgdata_DATA" cause creation of $(pkgdatadir) by "make install"? |
Date: |
Sun, 18 Mar 2012 08:03:02 +0100 |
On 03/17/2012 06:16 PM, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
> [dropping automake, adding automake-patches]
>
> On 03/16/2012 11:04 PM, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
>>
>> You have convinced me that this behaviour is more a bug than a feature.
>>
> And here is a patch (for maint) that should settle the issue. I will push by
> tomorrow if there is no objection.
>
And consider the hunk below squashed in.
Regards,
Stefano
diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING
index 5420fbc..8b5cdb9 100644
--- a/HACKING
+++ b/HACKING
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@
"important" command it runs. The printed commands should be preceded
by a single space.
+* Ensure install rules do not create any installation directory where
+ nothing is to be actually installed. See automake bug#11030.
+
================================================================
= Editing automake.in and aclocal.in