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@@ -127,6 +127,22 @@ New in 1.14.2: something like "... overrides Automake target '$(srcdir)/foo.am". This bug is now fixed. + - Automake bug#18286: "make distcheck" could sometimes fail to detect + missing files in the distribution tarball, especially in those cases + where both the generated files and their dependencies are explicitly + in $(srcdir). An important example of this are *generated* makefile + fragments included at Automake time in Makefile.am; e.g.: + + ... + $(srcdir)/fragment.am: $(srcdir)/data.txt $(srcdir)/preproc.sh + cd $(srcdir) && $(SHELL) preproc.sh <data.txt >fragment.am + include $(srcdir)/fragment.am + ... + + If the use forgot to add data.txt and/or preproc.sh in the distribution + tarball, "make distcheck" would have erroneously succeeded! This issue + is now fixed. + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New in 1.14.1: |