Re: Newbie question - "make dist" with conditional data

[Ralf Wildenhues]

Hello David,

* David Bruce wrote on Wed, Sep 19, 2007 at 08:27:34PM CEST:
> 
> dist_with_fonts:
>       $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) distdir=$(PACKAGE)_f-$(VERSION) 
> dist_fonts='AndikaDesRevG.ttf DoulosSILR.ttf Rachana_w01.ttf' dist
[...]
> So, now it seems to work exactly as I intended, but is this the right way to 
> do it?  Is it "OK" to reset variables such as distdir in this way?

Yes, as long as the variables are documented in the manual, which they
are in this case.

Hope that helps.

Cheers,
Ralf