* NEWS: Make clearer that we do not output partial Makefile.ins on

error.
Suggested by Akim Demaille.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ee2a088..d28de58 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2004-05-31  Alexandre Duret-Lutz  <adl@gnu.org>
 
+       * NEWS: Make clearer that we do not output partial Makefile.ins on
+       error.
+       Suggested by Akim Demaille.
+
        * lib/depcomp (tru64) [libtool]: Use $dir$base.o.d instead
        of $dir.libs/$base.o.d.  Libtool 1.5 causes both to be output,
        and we will clean the second automatically during distclean.

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a95b484..e8cf0fc 100644 (file)
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -81,8 +81,9 @@ New in 1.8c:
 
   - Diagnose AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR calls following AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE. (PR/49)
 
-  - Automake stops writing Makefile.ins as soons as it encounters an
-    error.  (Warnings will not prevent output, but remember they can
+  - Automake will not write any Makefile.ins after the first error it
+    encounters.  The previous Makefile.ins (if any) will be left in
+    place.  (Warnings will not prevent output, but remember they can
     be turned into errors with -Werror.)
 
   - The restriction that SUBDIRS must contain direct children is gone.