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-rwxr-xr-xbootstrap23
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/bootstrap b/bootstrap
index 24a1964c5..b8a8f482d 100755
--- a/bootstrap
+++ b/bootstrap
@@ -129,9 +129,21 @@ checkout_only_file=README-hacking
# Whether to use copies instead of symlinks.
copy=false
+# Set this to '.cvsignore .gitignore' in bootstrap.conf if you want
+# those files to be generated in directories like lib/, m4/, and po/.
+# Or set it to 'auto' to make this script select which to use based
+# on which version control system (if any) is used in the source directory.
+vc_ignore=auto
+
# Override the default configuration, if necessary.
test -r bootstrap.conf && . ./bootstrap.conf
+if test "$vc_ignore" = auto; then
+ vc_ignore=
+ test -d .git && vc_ignore=.gitignore
+ test -d CVS && vc_ignore="$vc_ignore .cvsignore"
+fi
+
# Translate configuration into internal form.
# Parse options.
@@ -168,6 +180,7 @@ fi
insert_sorted_if_absent() {
file=$1
str=$2
+ test -f $file || touch $file
echo "$str" | sort -u - $file | cmp -s - $file \
|| echo "$str" | sort -u - $file -o $file \
|| exit 1
@@ -189,8 +202,9 @@ fi
# below will malfunction. If creating it, also mark it as ignored.
if test ! -d $build_aux; then
mkdir $build_aux
- for ig in .cvsignore .gitignore; do
- test -f $ig && insert_sorted_if_absent $ig $build_aux
+ for dot_ig in x $vc_ignore; do
+ test $dot_ig = x && continue
+ insert_sorted_if_absent $dot_ig $build_aux
done
fi
@@ -428,9 +442,10 @@ slurp() {
fi || exit
done
- for dot_ig in .cvsignore .gitignore; do
+ for dot_ig in x $vc_ignore; do
+ test $dot_ig = x && continue
ig=$dir/$dot_ig
- if test -n "$copied" && test -f $ig; then
+ if test -n "$copied"; then
insert_sorted_if_absent $ig "$copied"
# If an ignored file name ends with _.h, then also add
# the name with just ".h". Many gnulib headers are generated,