ignore-value: clarify some comments

[gnulib.git] / Makefile

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8bccbe8..c3bf4a9 100644 (file)
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ MODULES.html: MODULES.html.sh
 # to update all FSF copyright year lists here.
 # We exclude the files listed in srclist.txt (maintained elsewhere)
 # as well as those in tests/unictype (generated).
+# Also exclude any file that includes the "GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY" comment,
+# being careful not to exclude code that merely generates the comment.
+# Also exclude doc/INSTALL*, since they too are generated.
 update-copyright:
        exempt=$$(mktemp);                                              \
        grep -v '^#' config/srclist.txt|grep -v '^$$'                   \
@@ -67,7 +70,9 @@ update-copyright:
              echo "$$dst"/$$(basename "$$src");                        \
            done > $$exempt;                                            \
        git ls-files tests/unictype >> $$exempt;                        \
+       git ls-files doc/INSTALL* >> $$exempt;                          \
        git ls-files | grep -vFf $$exempt                               \
+         | xargs grep -L '^/\*.*GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY'               \
          | UPDATE_COPYRIGHT_MAX_LINE_LENGTH=79                         \
            UPDATE_COPYRIGHT_USE_INTERVALS=1                            \
              xargs build-aux/update-copyright