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aclocal fails if /usr/share/aclocal does not exist

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Message #17 received at 10791 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>
To: Tim Retout <diocles <at> debian.org>
Cc: 10791 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#10791: aclocal fails if /usr/share/aclocal does not exist
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:14:18 +0100

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On 02/22/2012 09:26 AM, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
>
>> But /usr/share/aclocal does not, because there are no third-party
>> m4 files required at the time that GNU Make was being compiled.
>>
> Weird; the directory is created unconditionally by automake's
> "make install".  Might it be the fault of cowbuilder that it somehow
> removes empty directories when creating its chroot environment?
> 
If this is the case, it might be worth applying the attached patch...

Regards,
  Stefano

[0001-aclocal-don-t-create-usr-share-aclocal-as-empty.patch (text/x-diff, attachment)]

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