* automake.texi (Gnits): Allow COPYING.LIB again.

	* automake.in (check_gnits_standards): Allow COPYING.LIB again.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d11cf164809cf8c9c5c1c4f00981c0548f67726d..5605c7f40ce78d2f3cedf51be6507df056245e51 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1999-11-12  Tom Tromey  <tromey@cygnus.com>
+
+       * automake.texi (Gnits): Allow COPYING.LIB again.
+       * automake.in (check_gnits_standards): Allow COPYING.LIB again.
+
 1999-11-11  Jim Meyering  <meyering@ascend.com>
 
        * dist.am (distcheck): Remove $(distdir).tar.gz before counting

diff --git a/automake.in b/automake.in
index 302b1adc4054848dbce2063936c44f4271d2babd..883bfabb4efd1df9bb6a6cbb3154e12a3f466319 100755 (executable)
--- a/automake.in
+++ b/automake.in
@@ -4807,14 +4807,6 @@ sub check_gnu_standards
 # Do any extra checking for GNITS standards.
 sub check_gnits_standards
 {
-    if ($strictness >= $GNITS)
-    {
-       if (-f $relative_dir . '/COPYING.LIB')
-       {
-           &am_error ("\`${relative_dir}/COPYING.LIB' disallowed by Gnits standards");
-       }
-    }
-
     if ($relative_dir eq '.')
     {
        # In top level (or only) directory.

diff --git a/automake.texi b/automake.texi
index 58e8450270436689df25f6ce621d686b46c414a7..0af48b2ff1aaae05334c9d550f39f1a5ce475cd2 100644 (file)
--- a/automake.texi
+++ b/automake.texi
@@ -3328,10 +3328,6 @@ checks the following as well:
 @samp{make dist} will check to make sure the @file{NEWS} file has been
 updated to the current version.
 
-@item
-The file @file{COPYING.LIB} is prohibited.  The LGPL is not used for
-Gnits projects.
-
 @item
 @samp{VERSION} is checked to make sure its format complies with Gnits
 standards.