Re: Automake,cygwin: 'make clean' with libtool wrappers...

[Tom Tromey]

>>>>> "Charles" == Charles Wilson <address@hidden> writes:

Charles> However, does *automake* use branches?  That is, will
Charles> AM-1.6.2 come from HEAD, or from a 1.6 branch?

1.6.2 will come from the 1.6 branch, which is named `branch-1-6'.

Charles> If automake-HEAD implements a change that causes 'make clean'
Charles> to fail, but will not/can not be "fixed" until libtool
Charles> releases a "compatible" version which has the 'working'
Charles> --mode=clean, then can 1.6.2 EVER be released (in a working
Charles> state) until after libtool+working_mode=clean is released?

Nope.  And this isn't the kind of change we would make in 1.6.2.  For
1.7, though, it is a possibility.

Alexandre, what do you think about checking in the "ugly" patch for
1.6.2?  It does definitely fix a bug.  I'm inclined to put it in with
a big FIXME comment, and maybe an associated PR.

Tom