Re: [PATCH] bootstrap: add hook for altering gnulib.mk, for Bison

[Gary V. Vaughan]

Hi Paul,

On 9 Oct 2010, at 00:09, Paul Eggert wrote:
> * build-aux/bootstrap (gnulib_mk_hook): New function, so that
> the Bison bootstrapping process can rewrite file names and variables
> in this file before later parts of 'bootstrap' use the file.
> Bison wants to include lib/gnulib.mk from the top-level makefile,
> so it needs the file names in this file to be relative to the top
> level, not relative to lib; plus it needs variable names to be
> rewritten.

Seeing the renewed interest in patching the gnulib bootstrap script,
and how I won't have time for at least a couple of weeks to finish
my planned bootstrap.conf rewrite for as many bootstrap using GNU
projects as I could lay my hands on... now seems like as good a time
as any to post the current state of my rewrite of bootstrap.

Please find attached: bootstrap itself, and matching bootstrap.conf
files for m4, libtool and coreutils resp. (using master as at 2 weeks
ago or thereabouts).

The huge string at the top of the bootstrap script is slated for
inclusion in the appropriate texi documentation upon acceptance.

Feedback welcome.  Permission to push the bootstrap rewrite on gnulib
master even more welcome!

Cheers,
-- 
Gary V. Vaughan (address@hidden)

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