# HG changeset patch
# User Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>
# Date 1249375445 -7200
# Node ID a595c1fb8e8bdf23c11d96d0a83c15d60ce1c070
# Parent  9deb84e458cbe74fec58d3a5ca7836f18709a76b
maint.mk: don't update copyright date in COPYING

* top/maint.mk (update-copyright): Exclude COPYING.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2009-08-04  Jim Meyering  <meyering@redhat.com>
 
+	maint.mk: don't update copyright date in COPYING
+	* top/maint.mk (update-copyright): Exclude COPYING.
+
 	maint.mk: add a copyright-updating rule
 	* top/maint.mk (update-copyright): New rule.
 	Derived from coreutils/Makefile.am.
diff --git a/top/maint.mk b/top/maint.mk
--- a/top/maint.mk
+++ b/top/maint.mk
@@ -777,4 +777,5 @@
 .PHONY: update-copyright
 update-copyright:
 	grep -l -w Copyright $$($(VC_LIST_EXCEPT))		\
+	  | grep -v -E '(^|/)COPYING$$'				\
 	  | xargs $(build_aux)/$@