[FYI] {maint} maint: prefer $(MKDIR_P) over $(mkinstalldirs) in maintainer rules

2012-12-14 Thread Stefano Lattarini
* maint.mk (check-coverage-run, recheck-coverage-run): Here. This is especially useful since $(mkinstalldirs) is no longer available in Automake-NG. Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini --- maint.mk | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/maint.mk b/maint.mk index 236ebc

[FYI] {maint} maint: move maintainer make rules in maint.mk

2012-12-14 Thread Stefano Lattarini
This is done for two reasons: 1. It will enable us to take advantage of more GNU make features in our maintainer-specific recipes, if we want to (and we probably will). 2. The Makefile.am won't have to be modified each time a maintainer rule needs to be changed or tweaked; this

[FYI] Merge branch 'maint' into master

2012-12-14 Thread Stefano Lattarini
commit b8c7e3f7ebf3ff8841b6bc1d224bbc87d71261ff Merge: 2674291 454a1ac Author: Stefano Lattarini Date: Fri Dec 14 15:43:27 2012 +0100 Merge branch 'maint' * maint: sync: update files from upstream with "make fetch" gitignore: align with recent changes fixup: add dummy

[FYI] {maint} fixup: add dummy rule for ChangeLog generation in Makefile.am

2012-12-14 Thread Stefano Lattarini
So that automake won't complain about the missing ChangeLog. The real rule for ChangeLog generation is now in maint.mk (as it is maintainer-specific). * Makefile.am (ChangeLog): Dummy. Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini --- Makefile.am | 5 + 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/Make

[FYI] {maint} maint: no longer use AM_MAKEFLAGS in maintainer rules

2012-12-14 Thread Stefano Lattarini
They are not required with GNU make. * maint.mk: Adjust accordingly. Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini --- maint.mk | 8 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/maint.mk b/maint.mk index 2994ef4..236ebc6 100644 --- a/maint.mk +++ b/maint.mk @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ check-

[FYI] {maint} maint: use more GNU make features in maintainer rules

2012-12-14 Thread Stefano Lattarini
* maint.mk: Here, throughout the file. Other minor cleanups and refactorings while at it. Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini --- maint.mk | 81 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-) diff --git a/maint.mk b/maint.mk inde

[FYI] Merge branch 'maint' into master

2012-12-14 Thread Stefano Lattarini
commit de736aa4ffe7dfb82b60ba2fa10192548a31 Merge: d7a5957 33263a0 Author: Stefano Lattarini Date: Fri Dec 14 10:43:21 2012 +0100 Merge branch 'maint' * maint: docs: fixlet about xz compression levels and command line options maint: more files excluded in 'update-copyri

Re: automake and pyconfigure: a future integration?

2012-12-14 Thread Jack Kelly
Kerrick Staley writes: > Really, I'd just like to get gobject-introspection to compile on Arch Linux. > The problem is that gobject-introspection's configure.ac has the line > > AM_PATH_PYTHON([2.5]) > > but gobject-introspection can't actually work with Python 3 or higher (the > default on Arch)

Re: [PATCH] {maint} tests: improve 'pkg-config' requirement

2012-12-14 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On 12/13/2012 08:20 PM, Stefano Lattarini wrote: > This improves (and unifies among different tests) the detection of > both the 'pkg-config' program and m4 macros provided by it; they are > needed in particular by tests on Vala support. > > Before this, some Vala-related tests were failing spurio

Re: [PATCH 0/8] More automation in generation/upload of web manuals

2012-12-14 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On 12/13/2012 04:17 PM, Stefano Lattarini wrote: > So we'll have even less clerical work when making a release. I will > push this series by tomorrow if there is no objection. > > Stefano Lattarini (8): > release: automate uploading of web manuals in CVS > docs: build the web manuals for CVS

Re: automake and pyconfigure: a future integration?

2012-12-14 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On 12/14/2012 01:00 AM, Kerrick Staley wrote: > Quite a lengthy response for such a simple inquiry! > > Really, I'd just like to get gobject-introspection to compile on Arch > Linux. The problem is that gobject-introspection's configure.ac has the line > > AM_PATH_PYTHON([2.5]) > > but gobject-i

Re: [PATCH] Trivial documentation fix.

2012-12-14 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On 12/14/2012 01:25 AM, Patrick Welche wrote: > Trivial xz documentation fix > Thanks. I've applied the patch, after reformatting and tweaking the commit message to make it conform to the GNU Coding standards, as well Automake's own standards about the summary line format. No need to update the T