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ChangeLog is added to distribution even when inside a false conditional

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Message #14 received at 79049 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Karl Berry <karl <at> freefriends.org>
To: ~@wolfsden.cz
Cc: 79049 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#79049: ChangeLog is added to distribution even when inside a
 false conditional
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:00:29 -0600

    if DISTRIBUTE_CHANGELOG
    ChangeLog:
            echo nop
    endif

I haven't had a chance to test this, but how about making the conditional
merely define a variable, and a fallback ChangeLog rule, as in:

if DISTRIBUTE_CHANGELOG
ChangeLog_target = ChangeLog
else
ChangeLog_target = no_ChangeLog
ChangeLog:
endif
$(ChangeLog_target):
	make changelog

I admit I still haven't got my mind wrapped very firmly around this
scenario :), so I might be way off. Just a thought. --best, karl.

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