Re: Please include the local gnulib modules in releases

[Pádraig Brady]

On 12/10/2024 05:37, Michael Pratt wrote:
> Hi Pádraig,
>
> Does anything I mentioned sound like a good idea?
>
> Would you prefer if I send a patch in case you are busy?
>
>
> On Wednesday, October 9th, 2024 at 01:21, Michael Pratt <mcpratt@pm.me> wrote:
>
> > While compression would help in this case, it's really not necessary to have 
> > extra copies
> > of the source itself. What's needed is just the "modules" files which are 
> > missing,
> > then someone who "knows what they're doing" can put the pieces together and do 
> > a quick copy
> > before running the script.
> >
> > The fact of the files being split up can also be mentioned in one of the 
> > READMEs,
> > even if that README isn't included in release.

I've just read Simon Josefsson's excellent summary on de-vendoring gnulib,
by supporting ./bootstrap in the debian build process:
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2024-05/msg00124.html

So yes the goal is laudable, and we should support this if possible.

The devil is in the details with build processes like this,
so a patch would be appreciated if you could test that it
works for your use case.

thanks!
Pádraig