Eric Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>> * modules/fdl: New module, for grabbing fdl.texi. >> >> Automake is distributing COPYING and texinfo.tex. Why would you have >> fdl.texi distributed by gnulib-tool, not by automake? I would not like >> to see conflicts arise between automake and gnulib-tool. >> > > You had the earlier proposal of making automake be smart enough to install > the latest upstream version of docs, rather than the version that was > current when automake was released (but most likely out of date at the > time that automake is used on a package). If that is done, then I could > see making fdl.texi a responsibility of automake. But for now, I find it > much more convenient to use gnulib, which is already an up-to-date > repository, as the source of COPYING, texinfo.tex, etc., rather than > relying on the out-of-date versions that automake would install.
I agree. Also, automake doesn't install COPYING or fdl.texi in the source directory, does it? So I don't see where the conflict is. A lot of packages distribute COPYING and fdl.texi. /Simon
