From 2185cfa33fd2fded8ba50511240848c0ae0b17d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Simon Josefsson <simon@josefsson.org>
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:25:50 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] top/maint.mk (sc_avoid_if_before_free): Except
 useless-if-before-free script.

---
 ChangeLog    | 5 +++++
 top/maint.mk | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 43dfc44248..3126a87d78 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-04-27  Simon Josefsson  <simon@josefsson.org>
+
+	* top/maint.mk (sc_avoid_if_before_free): Except
+	useless-if-before-free script.
+
 2009-04-27  Eric Blake  <ebb9@byu.net>
 
 	maintainer-makefile: depend on all required helper scripts
diff --git a/top/maint.mk b/top/maint.mk
index 229b0dc3a5..2873878772 100644
--- a/top/maint.mk
+++ b/top/maint.mk
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ endef
 sc_avoid_if_before_free:
 	@$(srcdir)/build-aux/useless-if-before-free			\
 		$(useless_free_options)					\
-	    $$($(VC_LIST_EXCEPT)) &&					\
+	    $$($(VC_LIST_EXCEPT) | grep -v useless-if-before-free) &&	\
 	  { echo '$(ME): found useless "if" before "free" above' 1>&2;	\
 	    exit 1; } || :
 
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2.30.2