Re: [PATCH] release: don't run "make distcheck" automatically

[Stefano Lattarini]

Hi Jim.

On Sunday 11 December 2011, Jim Meyering wrote:
> Stefano Lattarini wrote:
> > Pushed to maint now (so that I will be able to take advantage
> > of it in the Automake 1.11.2 release process); attached is the
> > definitive patch.
> ...
> > diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING
> > index b6f214f..755bffd 100644
> > --- a/HACKING
> > +++ b/HACKING
> > @@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
> >
> >  * Update ChangeLog.
> >
> > -* Run ./bootstrap, ./configure, make.
> > +* Run "./bootstrap && ./configure && make && make check && make distcheck".
> 
> Personally, I find it more useful when the recommended commands are alone
> on a line.  Then I can triple-click to get the whole line and paste it
> into a terminal without having to carefully position the mouse to select
> what's inside the double quotes, i.e.,
> 
> Run this:
> 
>   ./bootstrap && ./configure && make && make check && make distcheck
>
Godd idea; will do the change, and throw in another fixlet since we are
at it.  See the attached patch.  OK for maint?

Thanks,
  Stefano

From 000fcd9b0f25c7dde1bfb6c07d0cc794b8026424 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
Message-Id: <address@hidden>
From: Stefano Lattarini <address@hidden>
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:44:32 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] hacking: some more fixlets

* HACKING (Release Procedure): Write a suggested command-line to
run on its own line, to make it easy to triple-click to get the
whole line and paste it into a terminal window.
Fix the explanation of "make git-release", as since the previous
change "make git-release" simple run "make dist" rather than
"make distcheck".

Suggestion from Jim Meyering.
---
 ChangeLog |   11 +++++++++++
 HACKING   |    5 +++--
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 826a4f7..26e1b0c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+2011-12-11  Stefano Lattarini  <address@hidden>
+
+       hacking: some more fixlets
+       * HACKING (Release Procedure): Write a suggested command-line to
+       run on its own line, to make it easy to triple-click to get the
+       whole line and paste it into a terminal window.
+       Fix the explanation of "make git-release", as since the previous
+       change "make git-release" simple run "make dist" rather than
+       "make distcheck".
+       Suggestion from Jim Meyering.
+
 2011-12-10  Stefano Lattarini  <address@hidden>
 
        release: don't run "make distcheck" automatically
diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING
index 755bffd..8c437ed 100644
--- a/HACKING
+++ b/HACKING
@@ -203,13 +203,14 @@
 
 * Update ChangeLog.
 
-* Run "./bootstrap && ./configure && make && make check && make distcheck".
+* Run this:
+  ./bootstrap && ./configure && make && make check && make distcheck
 
 * Run `make release-stats' if release statistics in doc/automake.texi
   have not been updated yet.
 
 * Run `make git-release'.
-  This will run distcheck to create the tarballs, commit the last
+  This will run "make dist" to create the tarballs, commit the last
   NEWS/configure.ac/ChangeLog changes, tag the repository, sign
   the tarballs, and upload them.
   Use `make GNUPLOADFLAGS="--user key" git-release' to sign with
-- 
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