Hi Bob, On 9/18/19 3:22 PM, Bob Friesenhahn wrote: > On Wed, 18 Sep 2019, Jerry Lundström wrote: >> >> With v1.16 this step is executed during `make dist` and using >> `EXTRA_DIST` for that whole directory would also mean that _the built >> library_ would be included in the dist. > > `EXTRA_DIST` only goes so far. In my own project I use `dist-hook` to > bundle up foreign subdirectories which I am too lazy to fully describe > or which are too fluid to bake into Makefile.am. For example:
I don't really have a problem with the distribution created, the issue is why `BUILT_SOURCES` are called on `make dist`. That could have been solved with the same `dist-hook` you use, and no change to the existing logic would have been needed. Cheers, Jerry
