changeset 14199:d6780f2a0ebc

maint.mk: make "check" depend on public-submodule-commit by default * top/maint.mk (GL_PUBLIC_SUBMODULE_COMMIT): New overridable variable.
author Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>
date Thu, 20 Jan 2011 21:49:06 +0100
parents 90f8caec5c11
children 5961a675b3cb
files ChangeLog top/maint.mk
diffstat 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-01-20  Jim Meyering  <meyering@redhat.com>
+
+	maint.mk: make "check" depend on public-submodule-commit by default
+	* top/maint.mk (GL_PUBLIC_SUBMODULE_COMMIT): New overridable variable.
+
 2011-01-20  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
 
 	mbfile, mbiter: Complete change from 2008-12-21.
--- a/top/maint.mk
+++ b/top/maint.mk
@@ -1134,6 +1134,14 @@
 	else								\
 	  : ;								\
 	fi
+# This rule has a high enough utility/cost ratio that it should be a
+# dependent of "check" by default.  However, some of us do occasionally
+# commit a temporary change that deliberately points to a non-public
+# submodule commit, and want to be able to use rules like "make check".
+# In that case, run e.g., "make check GL_PUBLIC_SUBMODULE_COMMIT="
+# to disable this test.
+GL_PUBLIC_SUBMODULE_COMMIT ?= public-submodule-commit
+check: $(GL_PUBLIC_SUBMODULE_COMMIT)
 
 .PHONY: alpha beta stable
 ALL_RECURSIVE_TARGETS += alpha beta stable