Re: gnulib: update

> On 31 Jul 2022, at 11:23, Akim Demaille <[email protected]> =
wrote:
>=20
> Hans,

Hi Akim,

>> Le 31 juil. 2022 =C3=A0 11:17, Hans =C3=85berg <[email protected]> a =
=C3=A9crit :
>>=20
>>=20
>>> On 31 Jul 2022, at 11:04, Akim Demaille <[email protected]> =
wrote:
>>>=20
>>> We are still unable to complete distcheck successfully.
>>=20
>> I found it useless, because it makes the sources read only, and then =
force compiles sources that are set to not compile: lexer, parser, PDF, =
or whatever. So if one has set it so that only developers should compile =
those because ordinary users may not have access to the correct tools =
and updating in the source directory, it will fail. The developers of =
the feature see no problem in this.
>=20
> That's the goal indeed: making sure it works even if the sources are =
on a readonly support.
>=20
> So the feature works as expected.

No, if set so that the sources should not be compiled in a normal make, =
it force compiles them anyhow.

In addition, if one uses say LuaTex instead of TeX, it forces the latter =
anyhow.

So it may replace some tools set by make with other ones.