Public bug reported:
automake --add-missing --copy does not create or copy any missing files.
I `apt purge autoconf` then `apt install autoconf` in case the Gnu required
files had gone missing from my system for any reason.
The work-around is easy of course, just `touch README` etc.
>> lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS
Release: 16.04
>> apt-cache policy autoconf
autoconf:
Installed: 2.69-9
Candidate: 2.69-9
Version table:
*** 2.69-9 500
500 http://th.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
500 http://th.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>> automake --add-missing --copy
I expected it add a missing README file
This happened instead.
Makefile.am: error: required file './README' not found
** Affects: autoconf (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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automake fails when using add-missing option
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