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Re: unconditional version of EXTRA_DIST


From: Ralf Wildenhues
Subject: Re: unconditional version of EXTRA_DIST
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 03:31:04 +0100
User-agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-10-28)

* Andreas Jellinghaus wrote on Wed, Mar 03, 2010 at 10:29:50PM CET:
> Am Mittwoch 03 März 2010 20:32:53 schrieb Ralf Wildenhues:
> > * Andreas Jellinghaus wrote on Wed, Mar 03, 2010 at 02:11:52PM CET:
> > > I'm told EXTRA_DIST files are optional - automake
> > > will include them if they exist, but also go on,
> > > if those files do not exist.
> > 
> > No, that is not true.  Just try
> >   EXTRA_DIST = does-not-exist
> > 
> > and 'make dist' will fail.
> 
> ah. ok, so back to the drawing board for my plan with
> optional documentation (see the thread a week ago or so).

You can use either of
- wildcards,
   EXTRA_DIST = pattern*

- automake conditionals,
   if COND
   EXTRA_DIST += files...
   endif

- or plain old configure substitutions for variable content in
EXTRA_DIST.
   EXTRA_DIST = file @list_of_files@ $(more_files)

Cheers,
Ralf




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