From b436fa816e3da983e2273b4b16ec09d4d20ba07f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Reuben Thomas <rrt@sc3d.org>
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2018 17:07:30 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Remove after-patch hacks

---
 Makefile.am    |  2 +-
 README.org     |  5 -----
 after-patch.py | 45 ---------------------------------------------
 after-patch.sh | 12 ------------
 4 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 63 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100755 after-patch.py
 delete mode 100755 after-patch.sh

diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index b6a41a2..6a0f4b2 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = gnits
 ACLOCAL = ./aclocal.sh @ACLOCAL@
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 
-EXTRA_DIST = COPYING-LIB aclocal.sh after-patch.py after-patch.sh \
+EXTRA_DIST = COPYING-LIB aclocal.sh \
 m4/gnulib-cache.m4 tables.py \
 keld/NomsSeulsfinal.lst keld/charsets.def keld/control.def \
 keld/iso10646.def keld/mnemonics,ds keld/other.def keld/rfc1345.txt
diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 7bdac27..992f641 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -197,11 +197,6 @@ Haible.
 Source files and various distributions (either latest, prestest, or
 archive) are available through [[https://github.com/pinard/Recode/][GitHub]].
 
-File timestamps after checkout may trigger Make difficulties.  As a
-way to avoid these, from the top level of the distribution, execute =sh
-after-patch.sh= before configuring.  If you miss either *sh* or GNU
-*touch*, try =python after-patch.py= instead.
-
 ** Configure options
 Once you have an unpacked distribution, see files:
 
diff --git a/after-patch.py b/after-patch.py
deleted file mode 100755
index a097255..0000000
--- a/after-patch.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Copyright © 2007 Progiciels Bourbeau-Pinard inc.
-# François Pinard <pinard@iro.umontreal.ca>, 2008.
-
-"""\
-After "patch", "git clone" or "git checkout", file timestamps may be a
-bit random, and unless you have all maintainer tools handy, it can put
-you in some misery.  This script makes all timestamps to be identical.
-"""
-
-__metaclass__ = type
-import os, sys
-
-class Main:
-
-    def main(self, *arguments):
-        # Decode arguments.  Should be none!
-        import getopt
-        options, arguments = getopt.getopt(arguments, '')
-        for option, valeur in options:
-            pass
-        assert not arguments
-        # Use a reference file.
-        if not os.path.exists('configure.ac'):
-            sys.exit("You should first cd to the distribution directory.")
-        timestamp = os.path.getmtime('configure.ac')
-        # Walk all files, changing their timestamp.
-        stack = ['.']
-        while stack:
-            directory = stack.pop()
-            for base in os.listdir(directory):
-                if base == '.git':
-                    continue
-                name = os.path.join(directory, base)
-                if os.path.isdir(name):
-                    stack.append(name)
-                elif os.path.isfile(name):
-                    os.utime(name, (os.path.getatime(name), timestamp))
-
-run = Main()
-main = run.main
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main(*sys.argv[1:])
diff --git a/after-patch.sh b/after-patch.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 33e0d98..0000000
--- a/after-patch.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# After "patch", "git clone" or "git checkout", file timestamps may be a
-# bit random, and unless you have all maintainer tools handy, it can put
-# you in some misery.  This script makes all timestamps to be identical.
-
-if test -f configure.ac; then
-  find . -name .git -prune -o -type f -print | xargs touch -r configure.ac
-else
-  echo >2 "You should first cd to the distribution directory."
-  exit 1
-fi
-- 
2.40.0