Bruno Haible via Gnulib discussion list <bug-gnulib@gnu.org> writes: >> Maybe simple to add a 'Files: etc/make/git-version-gen.mk' to >> modules/git-version-gen? >> >> Although I suspect gnulib-tool will have to be teached about a >> --etc-base then. > > Not 'etc/' please. One should think three times before naming a directory > 'etc', because it opens the door to a lot of nonsense.
Using includes reminds me of BSD make. They have many snippets in /usr/share/mk/. Maybe a mk/ subdirectory works for you Simon. Collin