GNU bug report logs - #10816
automake: autoreconf -i fails if macro dir does not exist (it should automatically create new directories)

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From: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>
To: automake-patches <at> gnu.org
Cc: 10816-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 8168-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
	dwheeler <at> dwheeler.com, jjardon <at> gnome.org
Subject: Re: bug#10816: [PATCH] aclocal: create local directory where to
	install m4 files
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 09:46:30 +0100

On 03/15/2012 08:57 PM, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
> Fixes automake bug#8168 and bug#10816.
> 
> A call like "aclocal -I m4 --install" used to fail if the 'm4'
> directory wasn't pre-existing.  This could be particularly
> annoying when running in a checked-out version from a VCS like
> git, which doesn't allow empty directories to be tracked.
> 
> * aclocal.in (File::Path): New import.
> (scan_m4_dirs): Don't die if the first directory of type FT_USER
> doesn't exist and the '--install' option was given; that directory
> will be created later in ...
> (install_file): ... here.  Change signature: now it takes as second
> argument the destination directory rather than the destination file.
> Crate the destination directory if it doesn't already exist.  In
> verbose mode, tell what is being copied where.
> (write_aclocal): Update.
> * NEWS, THANKS: Update.
> * tests/aclocal-install-fail.test: New test.
> * tests/aclocal-install-mkdir.test: Likewise.
> * tests/aclocal-no-install-no-mkdir.test: Likewise.
> * tests/aclocal-verbose-install.test: Likewise.
> * tests/list-of-tests.mk: Add them.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>
> ---
> 
>  I will push this in a couple of days if there is no objection.
>  Thanks to David and Javier, and sorry for the awful delay.
> 
No objection seen so far, so I've pushed this patch (with minor
adjustments, see commit a75a1a52).  I'm also closing the relevant
bug reports.

Regards,
  Stefano

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