Re: maint.mk: absolute VPATH build fix

[Akim Demaille]

There's another one.

This rule is vastly verbose (no @).  Is it on purpose?
Also, can't we use AM_V_GEN instead of @?  That's helpful,
on occasions, when debugging (ahem…).

commit d32964aad95a7d46fb0a8fa4a59b0b6d47d26f35
Author: Akim Demaille <address@hidden>
Date:   Sun Jul 29 19:10:25 2012 +0200

    maint.mk: absolute VPATH issue
    
    * top/maint.mk (release-prep): Help Git find .git/.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ddd205e..dade591 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 2012-07-29  Akim Demaille  <address@hidden>
 
+       maint.mk: absolute VPATH issue
+       * top/maint.mk (release-prep): Help Git find .git/.
+
+2012-07-29  Akim Demaille  <address@hidden>
+
        gitlog-to-changelog: fix previous change
        * build-aux/gitlog-to-changelog: Fix condition.
        Add missing ";".
diff --git a/top/maint.mk b/top/maint.mk
index 2af938e..dab9432 100644
--- a/top/maint.mk
+++ b/top/maint.mk
@@ -1387,9 +1387,8 @@ release-prep:
        echo $(VERSION) > $(prev_version_file)
        $(MAKE) update-NEWS-hash
        perl -pi -e '$$. == 3 and print "$(gl_noteworthy_news_)\n\n\n"' 
$(srcdir)/NEWS
-       $(emit-commit-log) > .ci-msg
-       $(VC) commit -F .ci-msg -a
-       rm .ci-msg
+       $(emit-commit-log) \
+         | (cd $(srcdir) && $(VC) commit -F - -a)
 
 # Override this with e.g., -s $(srcdir)/some_other_name.texi
 # if the default $(PACKAGE)-derived name doesn't apply.