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"make dist" fails if more than two compression formats are used

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bug-strong-list <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#10444: closed ("make dist" fails if more than two compression
 formats are used)
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:00:01 +0000

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and subject line Re: [PATCHES] {master}  dist: distdir not unconditionally removed anymore for xz and lzip
has caused the debbugs.gnu.org bug report #10444,
regarding "make dist" fails if more than two compression formats are used
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From: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-automake <at> gnu.org
Subject: "make dist" fails if more than two compression formats are used
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:18:42 +0100

Severity: grave

If I try to run "make dist" from an autoamke master checkout, I see this error:

  tardir=automake-1.11a && ${TAR-tar} chof - "$tardir" \
    | XZ_OPT=${XZ_OPT--e} xz -c >automake-1.11a.tar.xz
  ## The distdir gets removed ##
  ... rm -fr "automake-1.11a" ...
  ## And then make tries to tar it again ##
  tardir=automake-1.11a && ${TAR-tar} chof - "$tardir" \
    | GZIP=--best gzip -c >automake-1.11a.tar.gz
  ## Failure ensues
  tar: automake-1.11a: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
  tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors

This is pretty bad.  What is even worse is that the error is very likely to go
unnoticed (it has until now), since, due to implementation reasons, the `tar'
failure isn't reflected in the exit status of "make dist".

I will try to follow-up on this soonish.

Regards,
  Stefano

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From: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>
To: automake-patches <at> gnu.org
Cc: 10444-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 10448-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHES] {master}  dist: distdir not unconditionally removed
	anymore for xz and lzip
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:59:17 +0100

On 01/08/2012 10:19 AM, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
> References:
>  <http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=10444>
>  <http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=10448>
> 
> I will push the patches to master in a day or two if there is no objection.
> 
Pushed now.

Thanks,
  Stefano

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