GNU bug report logs - #79419
"automake --add-missing" should not install an obsolete texinfo.tex file

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Message #29 received at 79419 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Vincent Lefevre <vincent <at> vinc17.net>
To: Karl Berry <karl <at> freefriends.org>
Cc: zack <at> owlfolio.org, 79419 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#79419: "automake --add-missing" should not install an
 obsolete texinfo.tex file
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 02:29:35 +0200

On 2025-09-11 15:29:20 -0600, Karl Berry wrote:
>     Then automake should have a way to pick them.
> 
> It already does, seems to me. Put the file you want in place before the
> --add-missing run, using whatever method you want, and automake won't
> overwrite it.

This requires manual setup *each time* "automake --add-missing" needs
to be used.

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