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@@ -175,6 +175,12 @@ New in 1.7a:
- Do not assume that make files are called Makefile in cleaning rules.
+ - Update .info files in the source tree, not in the build tree. This
+ is what the GNU Coding Standard recommend. Only Automake 1.7.x
+ used to update these files in the build tree (previous versions did
+ it in the source tree too), and it caused several problems, varying
+ from mere annoyance to portability issues.
+
* Miscellaneous
- The Automake manual is now distributed under the terms of the GNU FDL.