2009-08-04 Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>
+ maint.mk: make update-copyright exclusion list more configurable
+ * top/maint.mk (update-copyright): Default to excluding COPYING,
+ but allow an override, in case someone does want to update that file.
+
+ 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.
+
update-copyright: rename some variables
* build-aux/update-copyright: Rename a few variables for clarity.
Tweak syntax. List Joel E. Denny as coauthor.