* top/maint.mk (sc_makefile_user_flags_check): New rule.
---
ChangeLog | 3 +++
top/maint.mk | 8 ++++++++
2 files changed, 11 insertions(+)
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e324133..3721fff 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
2016-05-21 Mathieu Lirzin <m...@gnu.org>
+ maint.mk: prohibit user reserved make flags when using Automake
+ * top/maint.mk (sc_makefile_user_flags_check): New rule.
+
prefer AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT to TESTS_ENVIRONMENT
* Makefile, doc/gnulib.texi, doc/valgrind-tests.texi:
* gnulib-tool, modules/acl-tests, modules/btowc-tests:
diff --git a/top/maint.mk b/top/maint.mk
index aa23364..21662ce 100644
--- a/top/maint.mk
+++ b/top/maint.mk
@@ -1164,6 +1164,14 @@ sc_makefile_path_separator_check:
halt=$(msg) \
$(_sc_search_regexp)
+# Verify that no make flags reserved for the user are present.
+msg = 'Do not set make flags reserved for the user'
+sc_makefile_user_flags_check:
+ @prohibit='^[^_]*(FLAGS|TESTS_ENVIRONMENT)' \
+ in_vc_files='akefile|\.mk$$' \
+ halt=$(msg) \
+ $(_sc_search_regexp)
+
# Check that 'make alpha' will not fail at the end of the process,
# i.e., when pkg-M.N.tar.xz already exists (either in "." or in ../release)
# and is read-only.
--
2.8.1
