Michael doesn't have $VISUAL set.

diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index de0b6161db4193e3fd7f90a3ac41ae86932e301c..7a1ea86382ae9e1c286c931cbb84c1d6f7d7e4e5 100644 (file)
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ commit: pclean check-security commit-real changelog commit-changelog
 changelog:
        cvs update ChangeLog
        sh ./mkchangelog.sh | fmt -c | cat  - ChangeLog > ChangeLog.$$$$ && mv ChangeLog.$$$$ ChangeLog
-       $(VISUAL) ChangeLog
+       $${VISUAL:-vi} ChangeLog
 
 # kluge around automake problems.