Re: [PATCH] release: don't run make distcheck automatically

2011-12-11 Thread Jim Meyering
Stefano Lattarini wrote: Hi Jim. On Sunday 11 December 2011, Jim Meyering wrote: Stefano Lattarini wrote: Pushed to maint now (so that I will be able to take advantage of it in the Automake 1.11.2 release process); attached is the definitive patch. ... diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING

Re: [PATCH] release: don't run make distcheck automatically

2011-12-11 Thread Stefano Lattarini
Hmm... by re-reading the ChangeLog entry, I've concluded that it sucks and is totally confusing. What about this instead? hacking: some more fixlets * HACKING (Release Procedure): Place the list of commands used to bootstrap and test the package before release on a line

Re: [PATCH] release: don't run make distcheck automatically

2011-12-11 Thread Jim Meyering
Stefano Lattarini wrote: Hmm... by re-reading the ChangeLog entry, I've concluded that it sucks and is totally confusing. What about this instead? hacking: some more fixlets * HACKING (Release Procedure): Place the list of commands used to Maybe not worth much to wordsmith

Re: [PATCH] release: don't run make distcheck automatically

2011-12-11 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On Sunday 11 December 2011, Jim Meyering wrote: Stefano Lattarini wrote: Hmm... by re-reading the ChangeLog entry, I've concluded that it sucks and is totally confusing. What about this instead? hacking: some more fixlets * HACKING (Release Procedure): Place the list of

Re: [PATCH] release: don't run make distcheck automatically

2011-12-10 Thread Jim Meyering
Stefano Lattarini wrote: * Makefile.am (git-dist): The developer might have already tested might Hah. extensively before finally creating the release tarball; so don't run make distcheck here on his behalf; instead ... * HACKING (Release procedure): ... state here that make check and make

Re: [PATCH] release: don't run make distcheck automatically

2011-12-10 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On Saturday 10 December 2011, Jim Meyering wrote: Stefano Lattarini wrote: * Makefile.am (git-dist): The developer might have already tested might Hah. The developers shall test extensively before finally creating the release tarball would sound better? :-) extensively before finally

Re: [PATCH] release: don't run make distcheck automatically

2011-12-10 Thread Jim Meyering
Stefano Lattarini wrote: On Saturday 10 December 2011, Jim Meyering wrote: Stefano Lattarini wrote: * Makefile.am (git-dist): The developer might have already tested might Hah. The developers shall test extensively before finally creating the release tarball would sound better? :-) I

Re: [PATCH] release: don't run make distcheck automatically

2011-12-10 Thread Jim Meyering
Stefano Lattarini wrote: Pushed to maint now (so that I will be able to take advantage of it in the Automake 1.11.2 release process); attached is the definitive patch. ... diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING index b6f214f..755bffd 100644 --- a/HACKING +++ b/HACKING @@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ *