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Hi Ralf.
On 04/24/2012 09:50 AM, Ralf Corsepius wrote:
> Hi,
>
> With automake < 1.11.4 it was possible to create empty directories this way:
>
> Makefile.am:
> mystatedir = $(pkglocalstatedir)
> mystatedir_DATA =
>
>
> With automake-1.11.4, this doesn't work anymore and silently breaks
> existing Makefile.ams.
>
Not a regression, but an intended change, also documented in the NEWS
file:
- An empty declaration of a "foo_PRIMARY" don't cause anymore the
generated install rules to create an empty $(foodir) directory
and in the relevant news entry on Savannah:
<http://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=7175>
See also:
<http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=11030>
Regards,
Stefano
