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Re: automake-1.6.1: both developers try their fixes
On Wednesday 24 April 2002 22:11, Alexandre Duret-Lutz wrote:
> >>> "Joerg" == Joerg Anders <j.anders@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de> writes:
>
> [...]
>
> Joerg> + From david@mandrakesoft.com Wed Apr 24 07:58:00 2002
> [...]
> Joerg> + > + Unfortunately this fools Automake, as it recognizes its
> Joerg> + > + Makefile.in's by checking whether the *first* line contains
> Joerg> + > + 'generated by automake'.
> Joerg> +
> Joerg> + Duh. Both scripts use the same trick, but am_edit is more tolerant
> Joerg> + when it comes to finding its own line.....
> Joerg> +
> Joerg> + I just committed this (after some hear-tearing because Alexandre's
> Joerg> + mail said "generated by automake" instead of "generated
> Joerg> + automatically by automake"!) :
>
> That's really what I meant, I'm afraid.
>
> Automake <= 1.5:
> output 'generated automatically by automake' but don't grep for it
>
> Automake 1.6 and 1.6.1:
> output 'generated by automake' and grep for it in the *first* line
>
> CVS Automake (future versions):
> output 'generated by automake' and grep for it in the whole file
>
> (Don't ask me why the wording changed, I don't know.)
Yeah, why make life simple when you can make it complex, heh? ;)
> [...]
>
> Joerg> + + if ( !( $MakefileData =~ s/^(.*generated automatically by automake.*\n)/$1$progIdLine/ ) ) {
>
> hence I suggest something like /^(.*generated .*by automake.*\n)/
Ok, done.
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