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

error.
Suggested by Akim Demaille.

2 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ee2a088db..d28de58a1 100644
--- 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 a95b48494..e8cf0fc51 100644
--- 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.