Re: Hello/gnulib build bug: 'make dist' doesn't generate "configmake.h"

[Jim Meyering]

On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 8:18 AM, Assaf Gordon <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> A small build error, possibly in 'gnulib' but easier to reproduce with
> GNU-Hello:
> running "make dist" does not generate a required file "configmake.h".
>
> To reproduce:
> ===
> $ git clone git://git.savannah.gnu.org/hello.git
> $ cd hello
> $ ./bootstrap && ./configure && make dist
> ===
>
> Fails with:
> ===
> <...>
> lib/localcharset.c:81:25: fatal error: configmake.h: No such file or
> directory
>  # include "configmake.h"
>                          ^
> compilation terminated.
> make[1]: *** [lib/localcharset.o] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/data/gordon/temp/hello'
> make: *** [dist] Error 2
> ====
>
> When adding a "make" step before "make dist", it works as expected.

Hi Gordon,
Thanks for the report.
That looks like a bug in automake.
I've attached a patch, though note that this fix is not ready to push
to automake.git, since it lacks a test suite addition and a NEWS entry.

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