bug#9651: Files in AC_REQUIRE_AUX_FILE aren't automatically distributed

[Stefano Lattarini]

On Thursday 06 October 2011, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
> On Sunday 02 October 2011, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
> > The automake manual says:
> > 
> > AC_REQUIRE_AUX_FILE
> >   For each AC_REQUIRE_AUX_FILE([file]), automake will ensure that file
> >   exists in the aux directory, and will complain otherwise. It will also
> >   automatically distribute the file.
> > 
> > But the last sentence is incorrect (see attached test case).
> >
> Apparently, the bug seems to be present only when the directory of the
> auxiliary files itself contains a Makefile.am (in particular, when it
> is `.').  I've committed the attached patch (to maint) to expose the bug.
> I'm working on a fix (that also tackles bug#9546), but that is still
> causing few unresolved issues with threaded automake, and will introduce
> some (very minor) backward-incomatibilities, so I plan to finally commit
> the fix to master only.
> 
FYI, this bug is being tackled by the patch series "Reorganize automake
internals for distribution tarball creation":

 <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake-patches/2011-10/msg00017.html>

Regards,
  Stefano