maint.mk: avoid a sub-shell

* top/maint.mk (release-prep): Remove unneeded sub-shell.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ad0c05b..e72ce70 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2012-07-30  Jim Meyering  <meyering@redhat.com>
+
+       maint.mk: avoid a sub-shell
+       * top/maint.mk (release-prep): Remove unneeded sub-shell.
+
 2012-07-30  Akim Demaille  <akim@lrde.epita.fr>
 
        maint.mk: absolute VPATH issue

diff --git a/top/maint.mk b/top/maint.mk
index fa0280e..6336e3a 100644 (file)
--- a/top/maint.mk
+++ b/top/maint.mk
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ release-prep:
        $(MAKE) update-NEWS-hash
        perl -pi -e '$$. == 3 and print "$(gl_noteworthy_news_)\n\n\n"' $(srcdir)/NEWS
        msg=$$($(emit-commit-log)) || exit 1;           \
-       (cd $(srcdir) && $(VC) commit -m "$$msg" -a)
+       cd $(srcdir) && $(VC) commit -m "$$msg" -a
 
 # Override this with e.g., -s $(srcdir)/some_other_name.texi
 # if the default $(PACKAGE)-derived name doesn't apply.