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Re: lib_DATA
>>> "Tom" == Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com> writes:
>>>>>> "adl" == Alexandre Duret-Lutz <duret_g@lrde.epita.fr> writes:
adl> I tend to agree. Given that users can define their own
adl> unchecked directories, this restriction doesn't make much sense.
Tom> The code in question predates the ability to define one's own
Tom> directories. Now it functions only as a simple sanity check; it
Tom> forces you to override things in unusual cases. I'm not wedded to
Tom> having this constraint. Though perhaps just allowing lib_DATA would
Tom> be a more conservative change.
Today we could also turn this error into a warning. After all,
using lib_DATA does not prevent Automake from producing a
correct Makefile.in. People could then disable this with
-Wno-mumble (and it could be disabled by default in foreign
mode). Any idea what `mumble' should be?
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Alexandre Duret-Lutz