* Makefile.in (dist): Don't use soft links but copy files to

preserve the file's time stamps.
* Makefile.sub (configure): Remove `autom4te.cache'.

3 files changed, 12 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 794c86e0..9415cb0a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 2009-01-04  Werner LEMBERG  <wl@gnu.org>
 
-	* tmac/de.tmac: Fix German date string.  Reported by Axel Kielhorn.
+	* Makefile.in (dist): Don't use soft links but copy files to
+	preserve the file's time stamps.
+	* Makefile.sub (configure): Remove `autom4te.cache'.
+
+2009-01-04  Werner LEMBERG  <wl@gnu.org>
+
+	* tmac/de.tmac: Fix German date strings.  Reported by Axel Kielhorn.
 
 2009-01-04  Werner LEMBERG  <wl@gnu.org>
 
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 1e0e2e31..c23ba606 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -745,12 +745,12 @@ dist:
 	done
 	srcdir=`cd $(srcdir); pwd`; \
 	cd tmp; \
-	$(LN_S) ../Makefile .; \
-	$(LN_S) $$srcdir/* . 2>/dev/null || true; \
+	cp ../Makefile .; \
+	cp $$srcdir/* . 2>/dev/null || true; \
 	rm -rf CVS; \
 	for d in $(DISTDIRS); do \
 	  (cd $$d; \
-	   $(LN_S) $$srcdir/$$d/* . 2>/dev/null; \
+	   cp $$srcdir/$$d/* . 2>/dev/null; \
 	   rm -rf CVS || true); \
 	done; \
 	$(MAKE) srcdir=. VPATH=. distfiles; \
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ dist:
 	   fi); \
 	done; \
 	rm -f Makefile; \
-	$(LN_S) $$srcdir/Makefile.init Makefile
+	cp $$srcdir/Makefile.init Makefile
 	mv tmp groff-$(version)$(revision)
 	tar cfh - groff-$(version)$(revision) | \
 	  gzip -c >groff-$(version)$(revision).tar.gz
diff --git a/Makefile.sub b/Makefile.sub
index 099dadcb..01505150 100644
--- a/Makefile.sub
+++ b/Makefile.sub
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ M4MACROS = \
 distfiles: configure
 
 $(srcdir)/configure: configure.ac $(srcdir)/aclocal.m4
-	cd $(srcdir) && autoconf
+	cd $(srcdir) && autoconf && rm -rf autom4te.cache
 
 $(srcdir)/aclocal.m4: $(M4MACROS)
 	cd $(srcdir) && aclocal -I m4