Ensure that a ChangeLog file exists before running automake.

Add ChangeLog to .gitignore.

Signed-off-by: Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>

2 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2a4fd0f..502896a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 .gdb-history
 .version
 ABOUT-NLS
+ChangeLog
 INSTALL
 Makefile
 Makefile.in
diff --git a/bootstrap b/bootstrap
index e66152f..5c5b170 100755
--- a/bootstrap
+++ b/bootstrap
@@ -545,6 +545,10 @@ m=gnulib-tests/gnulib.mk
 sed 's,\.\./\.\.,..,g' $m > $m-t
 mv -f $m-t $m
 
+# Create ChangeLog
+# FIXME: generate post-2007 entries from git-log, for release.
+touch ChangeLog
+
 # Reconfigure, getting other files.
 
 for command in \