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


From: Jim Meyering
Subject: Re: [PATCH] release: don't run "make distcheck" automatically
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:33:58 +0100

Stefano Lattarini wrote:

> 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".

Looks fine, modulo this:
s/simple run/would simply run/



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