Re: documentation bug about AM_MAINTAINER_MODE?

[Ralf Wildenhues]

Hello Daniel,

* Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote on Fri, Mar 06, 2009 at 01:54:12AM CET:
> In the documentation for AM_MAINTAINER_MODE [0], it states:
> 
> > People use AM_MAINTAINER_MODE either because they do want their users
> > (or themselves) annoyed by timestamps lossage (see CVS), or because they
> > simply can't stand the rebuild rules and prefer running maintainer tools
> > explicitly. 
> 
> However, from my (limited) understanding, it seems like maintainer-mode
> would *avoid* CVS-generated timestamp annoyances for these files.

Yes.

> So shouldn't the text read "...because they do *not* want their users
> (or themselves) annoyed..."?

Thanks for spotting this.  I'm applying this fix, both branches, and
putting you in THANKS.

Cheers,
Ralf

        * doc/automake.texi (maintainer-mode): Fix logic in
        AM_MAINTAINER_MODE description.
        * THANKS: Update.
        Report by Daniel Kahn Gillmor.

diff --git a/doc/automake.texi b/doc/automake.texi
index effa23b..0dfa9c7 100644
--- a/doc/automake.texi
+++ b/doc/automake.texi
@@ -10026,7 +10026,7 @@ The user can override the default setting by passing 
either
 @samp{--enable-maintainer-mode} or @samp{--disable-maintainer-mode}
 to @command{configure}.
 
-People use @code{AM_MAINTAINER_MODE} either because they do want their
+People use @code{AM_MAINTAINER_MODE} either because they do not want their
 users (or themselves) annoyed by timestamps lossage (@pxref{CVS}), or
 because they simply can't stand the rebuild rules and prefer running
 maintainer tools explicitly.