GNU bug report logs - #10997
pkglibexecdir is unconditionally created when make install

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Package: automake;

Reported by: Daiki Ueno <ueno <at> unixuser.org>

Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 05:45:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: patch

Done: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>

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From: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>
To: Peter Breitenlohner <peb <at> mppmu.mpg.de>
Cc: ueno <at> unixuser.org, 10997 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, automake-patches <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug#10997: pkglibexecdir is unconditionally created when make install
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 08:48:03 +0100

On 03/12/2012 02:43 PM, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
> On 03/12/2012 12:21 PM, Peter Breitenlohner wrote:
>>
>> To summarize: 'nodist_bin_SCRIPTS =' is an extremely convenient way to
>> ensure that $(bindir) -- or rather $(DESTDIR)$(bindir) -- exists.
>>
> I agree, and in fact I regard this as a feature (which automake has been known
> to use in its own build system for some time).
>
I've now changed my mind, and started to consider this behaviour as a bug; see
automake bug#11030:

  <http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=11030>

A fix to that will obviously fix the present bug as well.

Regards,
  Stefano
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