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alpha README in libtools-2.4.6.tar.gz

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From: Peter Johansson <trojkan <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-libtool <at> gnu.org
Subject: alpha README in libtools-2.4.6.tar.gz
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 15:46:09 +1000

Hi libtoolers,

I noticed that libtool-2.4.6.tar.gz contains a README that looks more 
aimed for alpha test releases:

README:

This is an alpha testing release of [GNU Libtool][libtool], a generic
library support script.  [Libtool][] hides the complexity of using shared
libraries behind a consistent, portable interface.

Cheers,

-- 
Peter Johansson

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From: Peter Breitenlohner <peb <at> mppmu.mpg.de>
To: Peter Johansson <trojkan <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 20196 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bug-libtool <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#20196: alpha README in libtools-2.4.6.tar.gz
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 11:23:12 +0100 (CET)

On Wed, 25 Mar 2015, Peter Johansson wrote:

> I noticed that libtool-2.4.6.tar.gz contains a README that looks more aimed 
> for alpha test releases:

Same for 2.4.3, 2.4.4, and 2.4.5.  The last version with a 'genuine' README
was 2.4.2 from 2011.

Moreover 2.4.5 and 2.4.6 contain lots of Mac Os X ._* files.  Intentional?

Regards
Peter Breitenlohner <peb <at> mppmu.mpg.de>

Message #14 received at 20196 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Mike Frysinger <vapier <at> gentoo.org>
To: Peter Breitenlohner <peb <at> mppmu.mpg.de>
Cc: 20196 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Peter Johansson <trojkan <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#20196: alpha README in libtools-2.4.6.tar.gz
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 23:55:43 -0400

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On 25 Mar 2015 11:23, Peter Breitenlohner wrote:
> Moreover 2.4.5 and 2.4.6 contain lots of Mac Os X ._* files.  Intentional?

see the archive -- there's a thread about it

tl;dr: unintentional; ignore them
-mike

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Message #17 received at 20196 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "Gary V. Vaughan" <gary <at> vaughan.pe>
To: Peter Breitenlohner <peb <at> mppmu.mpg.de>
Cc: "20196 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <20196 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>,
 Peter Johansson <trojkan <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#20196: alpha README in libtools-2.4.6.tar.gz
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 08:44:14 +0000

On 25 Mar 2015, at 10:23, Peter Breitenlohner <peb <at> mppmu.mpg.de> wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, 25 Mar 2015, Peter Johansson wrote:
>> 
>> I noticed that libtool-2.4.6.tar.gz contains a README that looks more aimed for alpha test releases:
> 
> Same for 2.4.3, 2.4.4, and 2.4.5.  The last version with a 'genuine' README
> was 2.4.2 from 2011.

There's a make rule for swapping out the README file keyed on the version number, but that
was written before moving to using the gnulib release rules. I would lean towards simplifying
by removing the rule and the alpha README entirely for the sake of future releases.

(Not by me though, as I am not maintaining Libtool these days)

> Moreover 2.4.5 and 2.4.6 contain lots of Mac Os X ._* files.  Intentional?

I think an oversight in the Automake tar invocation allows Apple /usr/bin/tar to roll up useless
Mac OS and/or DropBox metadata files. Please ignore.

Whoever makes future releases should fix up the Automake tar invocations and/or use GNU
tar in a non-DropBox synced directory to avoid the same issue.

> Regards
> Peter Breitenlohner <peb <at> mppmu.mpg.de>

Cheers,
-- 
Gary V. Vaughan (gary AT vaughan DOT pe)

Message #20 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Pavel Raiskup <praiskup <at> redhat.com>
To: bug-libtool <at> gnu.org
Cc: Peter Breitenlohner <peb <at> mppmu.mpg.de>, Peter Johansson <trojkan <at> gmail.com>,
 20196 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#20196: alpha README in libtools-2.4.6.tar.gz
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2016 00:23:12 +0100

close 20196 2.4.6.28-40bc0
thanks

On Wednesday 25 of March 2015 11:23:12 Peter Breitenlohner wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Mar 2015, Peter Johansson wrote:
> 
> > I noticed that libtool-2.4.6.tar.gz contains a README that looks more aimed 
> > for alpha test releases:
> 
> Same for 2.4.3, 2.4.4, and 2.4.5.  The last version with a 'genuine' README
> was 2.4.2 from 2011.
> 
> Moreover 2.4.5 and 2.4.6 contain lots of Mac Os X ._* files.  Intentional?

Thanks for this bugreport.  It should be fixed now by commit
40bc0628d5c8c9.  So let's wait for the 2.4.7 release.

Pavel

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