update NEWS.stable

[gnulib.git] / build-aux / bootstrap

diff --git a/build-aux/bootstrap b/build-aux/bootstrap
index d32db57..f76db9a 100755 (executable)
--- a/build-aux/bootstrap
+++ b/build-aux/bootstrap
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # Print a version string.
-scriptversion=2011-05-11.17; # UTC
+scriptversion=2011-08-11.17; # UTC
 
 # Bootstrap this package from checked-out sources.
 
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ sort_patterns() {
     P
     x
     s/^\n//
-  }'
+  }' | sed '/^$/d'
 }
 
 # If $STR is not already on a line by itself in $FILE, insert it,
@@ -670,10 +670,18 @@ symlink_to_dir()
         cp -fp "$src" "$dst"
       }
     else
+      # Leave any existing symlink alone, if it already points to the source,
+      # so that broken build tools that care about symlink times
+      # aren't confused into doing unnecessary builds.  Conversely, if the
+      # existing symlink's time stamp is older than the source, make it afresh,
+      # so that broken tools aren't confused into skipping needed builds.  See
+      # <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2011-05/msg00326.html>.
       test -h "$dst" &&
       src_ls=`ls -diL "$src" 2>/dev/null` && set $src_ls && src_i=$1 &&
       dst_ls=`ls -diL "$dst" 2>/dev/null` && set $dst_ls && dst_i=$1 &&
-      test "$src_i" = "$dst_i" || {
+      test "$src_i" = "$dst_i" &&
+      both_ls=`ls -dt "$src" "$dst"` &&
+      test "X$both_ls" = "X$dst$nl$src" || {
         dot_dots=
         case $src in
         /*) ;;
@@ -792,20 +800,7 @@ slurp() {
         echo "$me: $dir/$file overrides $1/$dir/$file"
       else
         copied=$copied$sep$file; sep=$nl
-        if test $file = gettext.m4; then
-          echo "$me: patching m4/gettext.m4 to remove need for intl/* ..."
-          rm -f $dir/$file
-          sed '
-            /^AC_DEFUN(\[AM_INTL_SUBDIR],/,/^]/c\
-              AC_DEFUN([AM_INTL_SUBDIR], [])
-            /^AC_DEFUN(\[gt_INTL_SUBDIR_CORE],/,/^]/c\
-              AC_DEFUN([gt_INTL_SUBDIR_CORE], [])
-            $a\
-              AC_DEFUN([gl_LOCK_EARLY], [])
-          ' $1/$dir/$file >$dir/$file
-        else
-          cp_mark_as_generated $1/$dir/$file $dir/$file
-        fi
+        cp_mark_as_generated $1/$dir/$file $dir/$file
       fi || exit
     done