Re: [PATCH] Supporting git-merge-changelog

[Paolo Bonzini]

> > +** You may find it useful to install the git-merge-changelog merge driver.
> > +See http://www.mail-archive.com/address@hidden/msg09699.html for
> > +information on how to install it.
>
> The email referenced above contains a script that generates a tarball.  I 
> don't see instructions on how to install git-merge-changelog.
>
> The comments in gnulib/lib/git-merge-changelog.c explain the purpose of 
> git-merge-changelog and how to install it.

The installation is done automatically by bootstrap, so most of the 
steps in git-merge-changelog.c would be confusing.

Using the tarball, you just have to use "make install" to place the 
program on the path.  OTOH, I learnt now (from git-merge-changelog.c) 
about gnulib-tool's --create-testdir option which makes my 
tarball-generating script somewhat irrelevant now.  I'll change HACKING 
to refer to something like the recipe given in git-merge-changelog.c:

  $ ./gnulib-tool --create-testdir --dir=/tmp/testdir123 \
       git-merge-changelog
  $ cd /tmp/testdir123
  $ ./configure
  $ make
  $ make install

after I've tested it.

Paolo