On Tue, Feb 3, 2026, at 12:26 PM, Bruno Haible wrote: > Zack Weinberg wrote: >> I suggest that in the future >> `make syntax-check` should be part of the tests for updates to >> maint.mk within Gnulib. > > I don't think this is adequate. maint.mk is, by design, meant for packages > that _use_ Gnulib. Gnulib itself has its own set of syntax-check rules, > defined in gnulib/Makefile. I don't think it would be wise to conflate > one with the other.
The specific thing I am asking for, is for you to run maint.mk's syntax checks *on maint.mk itself*, whenever those syntax checks are updated, to prevent future problems like the ones I just tripped over. How that is accomplished within Gnulib is up to you. zw
