From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri Sep 25 09:43:31 2020 Received: (at 43479) by debbugs.gnu.org; 25 Sep 2020 13:43:31 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43065 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kLo0Z-0000ot-EO for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 25 Sep 2020 09:43:31 -0400 Received: from mail-wm1-f53.google.com ([209.85.128.53]:37609) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kLo0X-0000oh-RN for 43479@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 25 Sep 2020 09:43:30 -0400 Received: by mail-wm1-f53.google.com with SMTP id a9so3376926wmm.2 for <43479@debbugs.gnu.org>; Fri, 25 Sep 2020 06:43:29 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id :user-agent:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=DFo3D4WZkSHGAeG5FueA79+UZ6IvS1rJLjdD5MRzMc4=; b=PKiFcpBgZnGO5r/Drt/Z6eh8Ttq3+wPnAx4fG4p4/dG/3OcQNhvash8MsTJ4E7ukk1 VTHV/Ys58yaXr4/suQmcEk7+8Kpuxkhnw1JoESRHwUIO+kwH+sDTJvIty+qXOR8l/6dJ 9SzSBGfq0xvKvZHK25l8jaCiyh0aFafcP7FYA444MkDt1TY4Ti77pzDRZQOYzm5iS9an bVrdrAUZXYDhHUOPwC/v2tyyaDz+ncidl6Xe+Mx7ay3ml05Pk5qsVbnmcLlzD+d4PDZR W9FrQWDD/5s5W7NtLOS4F8IqaNeXe59MVdyLHWvJf5YHkst6FX9GIfEmoMnQNlD4anFK vrcg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to :message-id:user-agent:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=DFo3D4WZkSHGAeG5FueA79+UZ6IvS1rJLjdD5MRzMc4=; b=QGKMn+ZNv4rbWNdkTt7hkesUVodTBD4HsP/DjIFmvlXojHYtnb0gQhyldX7fJwxpa4 akZrD+UA6Dwnd2TmGuTZVxcI4nT01r6N/obpv1WvIRSa/8fnX2fxKf486e53kzerMbzr Cu4B57XRkFRWKUcXNKtCNFUsyLVJuMcBkoIk2YmJgKQOPWKBq+wTyOB5rns3A39NVh0j g0mR1MXyxdT9KDKbzoJpP1ZcCz8ODmKWcUXuJov5FEg+bMC5DItPb0/YiX9yhUYDJO2o kT9UopMuvxsvS7AmZhkusCTG9ymtfisC76tk3sxtTcvbbmNnTTs4gl1nKq4ZxbUSBa/u GTlw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533j0+QjZ1DWZjqT2ZHOnE1Pb6Ap5H8h9f1vBJioX0Xj+VjoiQUZ YMV6edQ/UQiff+zmMUMbQEU3WlodVQ6G8Q== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJxTjgxtD648B61XdccCwPu8OZ6M9tE9B8sW8uZ0ftfCHsCTYRUL6iC3qJEZN5ZNEIWCZ6CoHQ== X-Received: by 2002:a1c:5a86:: with SMTP id o128mr3076443wmb.129.1601041403324; Fri, 25 Sep 2020 06:43:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pfiuh02 ([193.48.40.241]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 91sm3203470wrq.9.2020.09.25.06.43.22 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Fri, 25 Sep 2020 06:43:22 -0700 (PDT) From: zimoun To: Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= Subject: Re: bug#43479: Generated files =?utf-8?Q?=E2=80=99doc=2Fos-conf-*?= =?utf-8?Q?=2Etexi=E2=80=99?= and =?utf-8?B?4oCcbWFrZeKAnA==?= References: <86a6xoyuld.fsf@gmail.com> <87363fz3g6.fsf@gnu.org> <87k0wqrtx5.fsf@gnu.org> Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2020 15:43:10 +0200 In-Reply-To: <87k0wqrtx5.fsf@gnu.org> ("Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s=22'?= =?utf-8?Q?s?= message of "Sat, 19 Sep 2020 11:35:02 +0200") Message-ID: <87d02a3rbl.fsf@gmail.com> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 43479 Cc: 43479@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) Hi, On Sat, 19 Sep 2020 at 11:35, Ludovic Court=C3=A8s wrote: > zimoun skribis: > >>> The reason seems to be that: >>> >>> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- >>> # Bundle this file so that makeinfo finds it in out-of-source-tree buil= ds. >>> BUILT_SOURCES +=3D $(OS_CONFIG_EXAMPLES_TEXI) $(TRANSLATED_INFO) >>> EXTRA_DIST +=3D $(OS_CONFIG_EXAMPLES_TEXI) $(TRANSLATED_INFO) >>> MAINTAINERCLEANFILES =3D $(OS_CONFIG_EXAMPLES_TEXI) $(TRANSLATED_INFO) >>> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- >> >> Yah, I have tried to tweak a lot of stuff and it has always failed. >> Simon's relationship with configure and Makefile.am: is complicated. >> :-) >> Well, since these files are only a hard copy of files in >> gnu/system/examples/, does it make sense to simply symlink them and >> remove the rule? > > You can try, but the comment above about out-of-source-tree builds > suggests it won=E2=80=99t work. :-) Symbolic links do not work. :-) Hard links fix my problem, but I am not sure that what we want. > (That=E2=80=99s because .info is treated specially; namely, Info files ar= e part > of the distribution, so they are always built in the source tree.) One easy fix is to add a copy in =E2=80=98./bootstrap=E2=80=99. Yes, it is unsatisfactory because a modification of gnu/system/examples/.tmpl will not regenerate the correct file in doc/; note it is already the case now =E2=80=93if I understand correctly. Cheers, simon