1 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 6e00dec..ecc03df 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -15,29 +15,43 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with GDBM. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
 
 EXTRA_DIST = build-aux/config.rpath NOTE-WARNING git2chg.awk
 
 if COMPAT_OPT
   MAYBE_COMPAT = compat
 endif
 SUBDIRS = po src doc $(MAYBE_COMPAT) tests
 
 AM_DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = --enable-libgdbm-compat
 
-dist-hook:
+.PHONY: set-dist-date
+set-dist-date:
         rm -f $(distdir)/src/version.c; \
         d=`date '+%d/%m/%Y'`; \
         sed 's|/\*@DIST_DATE@\*/|"'"$$d"'"|' $(srcdir)/src/version.c > \
                 $(distdir)/src/version.c
 
+dist-hook: ChangeLog set-dist-date
+        @if test -f ChangeLog && test -f NEWS; then                     \
+          PATCHLEV=`echo "$(PACKAGE_VERSION)" | sed -r "s/[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.?//"`;\
+          if test $${PATCHLEV:-0} -lt 50; then                               \
+            if grep -q FIXME NEWS; then                                      \
+              echo >&2 "*** NEWS file contains FIXMEs";                      \
+              echo >&2 "*** Aborting";                                       \
+              exit 1;                                                        \
+            fi;                                                              \
+          fi;                                                                \
+        fi
+
+
 gen_start_date = 2016-07-08
 prev_change_log = ChangeLog.cvs
 
 .PHONY: ChangeLog
 ChangeLog:
         $(AM_V_GEN)if test -d .git; then                                    \
                 git log --pretty='format:%ct  %an  <%ae>%n%n%s%n%n%b%n'     \
                         --since=$(gen_start_date) |                         \
                 awk -f $(top_srcdir)/git2chg.awk                            \
                     -v append=$(top_srcdir)/$(prev_change_log) > ChangeLog; \
         fi