Re: target_DEPENDANCIES not included in dist tarball

[Ralf Wildenhues]

Hi Mike,

* Mike Mattie wrote on Fri, Dec 09, 2005 at 01:02:47AM CET:
> 
> if the automake variable _DEPENDANCIES is provided to indicate files
> the target is dependant upon why are they not included in the
> distributed files list ?

Because the dependencies may be created files?  Often they are binary
(like libraries, or object files), and thus it would be useless to
distribute them.

What type of files do you need in there and distributed as well?
Just put them in EXTRA_DIST as well (you can use a `make' variable to
prevent having to list them twice).

> if there is no rationale I will file it as a bug

I don't this this is a bug.

Cheers,
Ralf