[ from automake-commit ]
since I didn't review the source patch yet:
* Stefano Lattarini wrote on Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 11:03:52AM CEST:
> --- a/doc/automake.texi
> +++ b/doc/automake.texi
> @@ -8293,7 +8293,9 @@ as are all @file{Makefile.am}s and @file{Makefile.in}s.
> Automake also
> has a built-in list of commonly used files that are automatically
> included if they are found in the current directory (either physically,
> or as the target of a @file{Makefile.am} rule). This list is printed by
> -@samp{automake --help}. Also, files that are read by @command{configure}
> +@samp{automake --help}@footnote{Note that some of these files are actually
Footnotes are hard to read and distract the flow, esp. in an info file.
Please avoid them whenever possible (consider that they cost you 10
bucks, or that you may only introduce 3 per year or so). Here, you can
easily reword things.
> +distributed only when other certain conditions hold}. Also, files that
> +are read by @command{configure}
> (i.e.@: the source files corresponding to the files specified in various
> Autoconf macros such as @code{AC_CONFIG_FILES} and siblings) are
> automatically distributed. Files included in @file{Makefile.am}s (using
Thanks,
Ralf
