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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/automake.texi | 15 |
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diff --git a/doc/automake.texi b/doc/automake.texi index fb6c05f1c..383a8116c 100644 --- a/doc/automake.texi +++ b/doc/automake.texi @@ -1242,8 +1242,12 @@ uninstall} do not omit any file (@pxref{Standard Targets}), and it checks that @code{DESTDIR} installations work (@pxref{DESTDIR}). @end itemize -All of these actions are performed in a temporary subdirectory, so -that no root privileges are required. +All of these actions are performed in a temporary directory, so that no +root privileges are required. Please note that the exact location and the +exact structure of such a subdirectory (where the extracted sources are +placed, how the temporary build and install directories are named and how +deeply they are nested, etc.) is to be considered an implementation detail, +which can change at any time; so do not rely on it. Releasing a package that fails @code{make distcheck} means that one of the scenarios we presented will not work and some users will be @@ -8555,6 +8559,13 @@ finally, makes another tarball to ensure the distribution is self-contained. @end itemize +All of these actions are performed in a temporary directory. Please +note that the exact location and the exact structure of such a directory +(where the read-only sources are placed, how the temporary build and +install directories are named and how deeply they are nested, etc.) is +to be considered an implementation detail, which can change at any time; +so do not reply on it. + @vindex AM_DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS @vindex DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS @subheading DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS |