Re: not bug, but issue

[Bruno Haible]

Hi,

Alexei Sholomitskiy wrote:
> i have run ./gnulib-tool --create-megatestdir --with-tests --dir=mybuild
> 
> unforunately, process is very long

Yes, --create-megatestdir is only reasonable for a small set (say, at most 10)
modules. Running it with all > 1800 modules of gnulib will likely take more
than a day and produce many GB of output.

> and I had interrupted it
> 
> 
> why there is no any checks on submodules directories existents in order 
> to continue interruupted process?

Interrupting and restarting gnulib-tool (other than with Ctrl-Z and 'fg')
is not part of the expected workflow. You are supposed to erase the target
directory 'mybuild' before running the command a second time.

> Except this I see next error
> 
> executing aclocal -I glm4
> configure.ac:119: error: `gltests' is already registered with 
> AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS.
> ../../lib/autoconf/status.m4:1097: AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS is expanded from...

Did you get this at the first execution of the above command, or at the
second one?

> How I can try to solve described problems and commit to your savannah 
> repository ?

First, discuss with us, to understand the problem. Then, think of a fix
and make sure the approach will find our approval. Then, prepare a patch
and submit it per mail, here.
We give savannah commit access to people who have submitted many good
patches and whom we trust.

Bruno