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diff --git a/doc/automake.texi b/doc/automake.texi index e53a2e511..8ace5e5e0 100644 --- a/doc/automake.texi +++ b/doc/automake.texi @@ -8418,7 +8418,9 @@ You can also mention a directory in @code{EXTRA_DIST}; in this case the entire directory will be recursively copied into the distribution. Please note that this will also copy @emph{everything} in the directory, including, e.g., Subversion's @file{.svn} private directories or CVS/RCS -version control files. We recommend against using this feature. +version control files; thus we recommend against using this feature +as-is. However, you can use the @code{dist-hook} feature to +ameliorate the problem; @pxref{The dist Hook}. @vindex SUBDIRS @vindex DIST_SUBDIRS |