Eric Blake wrote: > The rule of thumb for generated files: > If they are distributed, they should be generated in $(srcdir); > otherwise, they should be built by the end user in $(builddir). > Since our .xml docs are built with python, and we want them > available even to end users that don't build with python, we > want them distributed; hence, they must live in $(srcdir). > > Tested with 'make distcheck' in both an in-tree build and a > VPATH build. > > * docs/Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): Remove redundant listing of xml > files. > ($(devhelphtml)): Since we distribute .xml, build it in srcdir. > (html/%-%.html, html/%-virterror.html, %-api.xml, %-refs.xml): > Rewrite with... > (python_generated_files): ...new macro. > (libvirt-api.xml, libvirt-refs.xml): ...longhand. > (api, web, html/index.html, maintainer-clean-local): > (html/index.html, %.html.tmp, %.html): Update location. > (dot_html_in, patches): Massage wildcard correctly. > * docs/apibuild.py (docBuilder.serialize): Put output in srcdir. > (docBuilder.serialize_xrefs_references): Update location. > (rebuild): Look for built libvirt.h in builddir. > * .gitignore: Ignore 'make distcheck' crumbs. This all looks good. Thanks! ACK. -- libvir-list mailing list libvir-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvir-list