Re: [patch 00/15] fixes for rt-test build system

[Robert Schwebel <r.schwebel@pengutronix.de>]

On Tue, Jul 24, 2007 at 09:52:49AM -0700, Darren Hart wrote:
> On Tuesday 24 July 2007 02:25:17 Robert Schwebel wrote:
> > Hi Darren,
> >
> > This is a patch queue which fixes up the remaining issues with your
> > recently released rt-test packet. The focus of this series was on
> 
> Very much appreciated.  I am no autotools expert, so please be patient with my 
> questions :-)

Ok :-)

> > - fixing all GNUmakefile.am files do do the right thing; there have been
> >   bogus Makefiles which somehow leaked into your tree
> 
> An artifact of the migration to autotools - we caught it after the release.  
> Apologies for the mess.

Yup, no problem. That's what the patch queue is for ...

> > - fix 'make dist-check', which should be your preferred distribution
> >   tarball building mechanism in the future. Please don't do that
> >   manually, as the autotools make sure you don't forget half of the
> >   files if you use their mechanism :-)
> 
> Cool.

Autotools *are* cool [1]!

Robert

[1] /me waits for tglx posting a link to http://www.cafepress.com/leuksman.7112875
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