Re: Moving the gnupload script from automake to gnulib?

[Stefano Lattarini]

On 01/15/2012 04:50 PM, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
> Hi Jim, thanks for the quick reply.
> 
> On 01/15/2012 04:20 PM, Jim Meyering wrote:
>> Stefano Lattarini wrote:
>>> Hello Gnulibers.
>>>
>>> I've recently noticed that the gnupload script present in the automake
>>> repository is *not* synced from an external source like I thought, and
>>> like is done for other maintainer-oriented scripts and files that are
>>> not automake-specific (such as 'INSTALL', 'gitlog-to-changelog' or
>>> 'config.guess').  Since gnupload is not required by automake-generated
>>> code (be it configure or Makefile content), and is not specifically
>>> tied to automake in any way, I propose it to be instead moved to gnulib,
>>> which already contains the master copy of similar generally-useful,
>>> maintainer-oriented files (e.g., 'vc-list-files', 'update-copyright',
>>> or the aforementioned 'gitlog-to-changelog').
>>>
>>> If you agree, I can prepare a patch for both gnulib and automake to
>>> implement the moving.  WDYT?
>>
>> I agree.  Thanks.
>>
> Attached is the proposed patch.  I will push as soon as I have an ACK.
> 
Oops, I had unwittingly (and god-knows-how) reverted some improvements in
the gnulib version of 'gnupload' over the one in automake.  Sorry for the
noise.  The fixed, updated patch is attached.

Thanks,
  Stefano

0001-gnupload-we-hold-the-master-copy-of-this-script-now.patch
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