GNU bug report logs - #11323
automake-1.11.4 regression

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Package: automake;

Reported by: Ralf Corsepius <ralf.corsepius <at> rtems.org>

Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:02:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Miles Bader <miles <at> gnu.org>
To: Ralf Corsepius <ralf.corsepius <at> rtems.org>
Cc: 11323 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, GNU Automake mailing list <automake <at> gnu.org>
Subject: bug#11323: automake-1.11.4 regression
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:08:41 +0900

Ralf Corsepius <ralf.corsepius <at> rtems.org> writes:
> -EFAILMAINTAINER

No need to be obnoxious.

> a) This kind of changes is inappropriate within a release series.
> b) You don't seem to be aware about the harmfulness of this change of yours.
>
> Please comprend that this change was a mistake and revert it!

I think some actual data might be in order...  _which_ packages break?
In what way?  [I mean: what's the actual effective on the package's use?
In some cases a failure to create an empty directory might be a change
in behavior, but not particularly critical...]

Thanks,

-Miles

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