From: Jennifer Richards <jennifer@painless-security.com>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2018 19:47:36 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: Ensure the m4 directory exists so that autoreconf doesn't complain
X-Git-Tag: 3.4.0~1^2~24
X-Git-Url: http://www.project-moonshot.org/gitweb/?p=trust_router.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=9555396c908297f50a1e957cae6238959236467a

Ensure the m4 directory exists so that autoreconf doesn't complain

  * Add a throwaway hidden file so git creates the directory
  * Add an exception in .gitignore so this file is not ignored
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7159568..6dab25d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ configure
 Makefile.in
 Makefile
 autom4te.cache
-m4
+m4/*
+!m4/.ignore-this-file
 ltmain.sh
 libtool
 config.*
diff --git a/m4/.ignore-this-file b/m4/.ignore-this-file
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15a8762
--- /dev/null
+++ b/m4/.ignore-this-file
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+This file only exists to ensure the m4 directory exists in the git repository.
+Without it, autoreconf complains when building for the first time.