[trimmed the list of CCs] Paul Eggert wrote: > > And since GNUmakefile is placed in build-aux > > by gnulib-tool, each package that uses it would need to either use > > bootstrap to move it to the top-level directory, or commit a symlink in > > the top-level directory that points to where gnulib-tool will dump it in > > build-aux. > > How about if we fix gnulib-tool to do the symlink, or the move? It > seems strange that this work would have to be re-done by each > bootstrap procedure.
gnulib-tool can already put a file at the top directory of a package - you just have to put the original into the top directory of gnulib. But since a GNUmakefile in the top directory of gnulib would hide the Makefile of gnulib, I propose to move it from build-aux/GNUmakefile to top/GNUmakefile, and enhance gnulib-tool with a filename rewriting rule that transforms $GNULIBDIR/top/GNUmakefile --> $PACKAGEDIR/GNUmakefile Bruno
