Re: [PATCH] Generalize GNUmakefile, ...

[Bruno Haible]

[trimmed the list of CCs]

Paul Eggert wrote:
> > And since GNUmakefile is placed in build-aux
> > by gnulib-tool, each package that uses it would need to either use
> > bootstrap to move it to the top-level directory, or commit a symlink in
> > the top-level directory that points to where gnulib-tool will dump it in
> > build-aux.
> 
> How about if we fix gnulib-tool to do the symlink, or the move?  It
> seems strange that this work would have to be re-done by each
> bootstrap procedure.

gnulib-tool can already put a file at the top directory of a package - you just
have to put the original into the top directory of gnulib.

But since a GNUmakefile in the top directory of gnulib would hide the Makefile
of gnulib, I propose to move it from build-aux/GNUmakefile to top/GNUmakefile,
and enhance gnulib-tool with a filename rewriting rule that transforms
  $GNULIBDIR/top/GNUmakefile   -->   $PACKAGEDIR/GNUmakefile

Bruno