Ralf Wildenhues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello Jim,

Hi Ralf,

> * Jim Meyering wrote on Sat, Nov 10, 2007 at 10:36:06PM CET:
>> @@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ $(srcdir)/package.m4: Makefile
>>        echo 'm4_define([AT_PACKAGE_VERSION],   [$(PACKAGE_VERSION)])'; \
>>        echo 'm4_define([AT_PACKAGE_STRING],    [$(PACKAGE_STRING)])'; \
>>        echo 'm4_define([AT_PACKAGE_BUGREPORT], [$(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT)])'; \
>> -    } >$(srcdir)/package.m4
>> +    } > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> +    mv [EMAIL PROTECTED] $@
>
> FWIW, this change is unnecessary AFAIK: when interrupted, `make' will
> delete $@ before exiting.  Or is it guarding against a different issue?

This is protection against make being killed with a SIGKILL or SIGSTOP,
since make cannot catch those signals.


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