maint.mk: don't update copyright date in COPYING

* top/maint.mk (update-copyright): Exclude COPYING.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1eacff5..05dd012 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2009-08-04  Jim Meyering  <meyering@redhat.com>
 
+       maint.mk: don't update copyright date in COPYING
+       * top/maint.mk (update-copyright): Exclude COPYING.
+
        maint.mk: add a copyright-updating rule
        * top/maint.mk (update-copyright): New rule.
        Derived from coreutils/Makefile.am.

diff --git a/top/maint.mk b/top/maint.mk
index 2db44ba..5d89238 100644 (file)
--- a/top/maint.mk
+++ b/top/maint.mk
@@ -777,4 +777,5 @@ indent:
 .PHONY: update-copyright
 update-copyright:
        grep -l -w Copyright $$($(VC_LIST_EXCEPT))              \
+         | grep -v -E '(^|/)COPYING$$'                         \
          | xargs $(build_aux)/$@