Stefano Lattarini wrote: > On 04/21/2012 11:48 AM, Stefano Lattarini wrote: >> * configure.ac (AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE): Add the 'ng' option, to ensure that >> mainstream Automake is not used by mistake when bootstrapping. Also, >> bump the required Automake version from '1.11.1' to '1.11e', which is >> the latest (and still development-only) version of Automake-NG at the >> moment of writing. >> * bootstrap (check_versions): Hacked to handle automake and aclocal >> from Automake-NG specially. This change should be backported to Gnulib >> proper in a later step. >> * bootstrap.conf ($buildreq): Require "automake-ng" and "aclocal-ng" >> version >= 0.5; don't require mainstream "automake" anymore. >> >> Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <[email protected]> >> --- >> >> I'd like this to be applied to an experimental branch in the coreutils >> repository, which will be used to test and experiment with Automake-NG >> in a real-world, important, medium-complexity package like GNU coreutils >> is. >> >> I hope you'll agree this is a sensible move, which could bring advantages >> and improvements to both coreutils and Automake-NG. >> > I've updated the patch to take into account: > > - the recent bump in the Automake-NG version (1.11e => 1.12a); > - the bump in the minimal Autoconf version required by Automake-NG > (2.62 => 2.65); > - the support for Automake-NG recently added to the Gnulib-provided > bootstrap script > - the removal of the m4 macro 'AM_PROG_MKDIR_P' from the master > branch of the Automake repository (and thus from Automake-NG, > where 'master' is regularly merged). > > So, OK to apply this patch to a new branch in the coreutils official > repository? Or it's better if I clone the coreutils repo on GitHub > and work there, to have more freedom while experimenting?
Hi Stefano, The git commit hooks that we use (e.g., to prohibit pushing merge commits) might well slow you down: I presume they'd have to be adjusted to permit merge commits or non-ff messiness) on that new branch. As you suggest, using another repository may be better.
