Subject: bug#11323: automake-1.11.4 regression

From: Stefano Lattarini <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:34:56 +0200

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Hi Ralf.

On 04/24/2012 09:50 AM, Ralf Corsepius wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> With automake < 1.11.4 it was possible to create empty directories this way:
> 
> Makefile.am:
> mystatedir = $(pkglocalstatedir)
> mystatedir_DATA =
> 
> 
> With automake-1.11.4, this doesn't work anymore and silently breaks
> existing Makefile.ams.
> 
Not a regression, but an intended change, also documented in the NEWS
file:

  - An empty declaration of a "foo_PRIMARY" don't cause anymore the
    generated install rules to create an empty $(foodir) directory

and in the relevant  news entry on Savannah:

  <http://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=7175>

See also:

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

Regards,
  Stefano