From: Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 16:02:48 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: 	* automake.texi (Dist): Documented GZIP_ENV.
X-Git-Tag: Release-1-3d~9
X-Git-Url: https://sourceware.org/git/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=d22303ffbfb9b443f353073a066786d89b179485;p=automake.git

	* automake.texi (Dist): Documented GZIP_ENV.
	* automake.in (handle_dist): Define and use GZIP_ENV, not GZIP.
	(initialize_global_constants): Use GZIP_ENV, not GZIP.
---

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2e71e9e8..77471e61 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+1998-12-01  Tom Tromey  <tromey@cygnus.com>
+
+	* automake.texi (Dist): Documented GZIP_ENV.
+	* automake.in (handle_dist): Define and use GZIP_ENV, not GZIP.
+	(initialize_global_constants): Use GZIP_ENV, not GZIP.
+
 1998-11-27  Tom Tromey  <tromey@cygnus.com>
 
 	* automake.in (quote_cond_val): Use "\002", not '\002', to
diff --git a/automake.in b/automake.in
index 51c95d62..edbecd6b 100755
--- a/automake.in
+++ b/automake.in
@@ -2478,7 +2478,7 @@ sub handle_dist
     # Some boilerplate.
     $output_vars .= &file_contents ('dist-vars') . "\n";
     &define_variable ('TAR', $TAR);
-    &define_variable ('GZIP', '--best');
+    &define_variable ('GZIP_ENV', '--best');
 
     # Put these things in rules section so it is easier for whoever
     # reads Makefile.in.
@@ -2513,7 +2513,7 @@ sub handle_dist
 # tarfile.
 distcheck: dist
 	-rm -rf $(distdir)
-	GZIP=$(GZIP) $(TAR) zxf $(distdir).tar.gz
+	GZIP=$(GZIP_ENV) $(TAR) zxf $(distdir).tar.gz
 	mkdir $(distdir)/=build
 	mkdir $(distdir)/=inst
 	dc_install_base=`cd $(distdir)/=inst && pwd`; \\'
@@ -6128,7 +6128,7 @@ sub initialize_global_constants
 		     . 'shar $(distdir) | gzip > $(distdir).shar.gz'
 		     . "\n");
     $dist{'dist-zip'} = "\t" . 'zip -rq $(distdir).zip $(distdir)' . "\n";
-    $dist{'dist'} = "\t" .  'GZIP=$(GZIP) $(TAR) chozf $(distdir).tar.gz $(distdir)' . "\n";
+    $dist{'dist'} = "\t" .  'GZIP=$(GZIP_ENV) $(TAR) chozf $(distdir).tar.gz $(distdir)' . "\n";
     $dist_trailer = "\t" . '-rm -rf $(distdir)' . "\n";
 }
 
diff --git a/automake.texi b/automake.texi
index e03d2411..546f4607 100644
--- a/automake.texi
+++ b/automake.texi
@@ -2838,6 +2838,8 @@ precisely it is named @samp{@var{package}-@var{version}.tar.gz}.
 @cvindex PACKAGE
 @cvindex VERSION
 @trindex dist
+You can use the @code{make} variable @samp{GZIP_ENV} to control how gzip
+is run.  The default setting is @samp{--best}.
 
 For the most part, the files to distribute are automatically found by
 Automake: all source files are automatically included in a distribution,