When I build with LC_ALL=C in my environment, the all-local rule generates po/POTFILES.in that is sorted differently from the on that is checked in: diff --git a/po/POTFILES.in b/po/POTFILES.in index ca01b3d..154915a 100644 --- a/po/POTFILES.in +++ b/po/POTFILES.in @@ -63,12 +63,11 @@ fish/tilde.c fish/time.c inspector/virt-inspector.pl java/com_redhat_et_libguestfs_GuestFS.c -ocaml/guestfs_c_actions.c ocaml/guestfs_c.c +ocaml/guestfs_c_actions.c perl/bindtests.pl -perl/Guestfs.c -perl/lib/Sys/Guestfs/Lib.pm perl/lib/Sys/Guestfs.pm +perl/lib/Sys/Guestfs/Lib.pm python/guestfs-py.c ruby/ext/guestfs/_guestfs.c src/guestfs-actions.c If we generate that file so that sort always uses the C locale, then, this type of difference will not arise. Here's the patch to fix the rule as well as to reflect the change in the generated file: From: Jim Meyering <meyering(a)redhat.com&gt; Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:13:35 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] build: avoid locale-specific changes in generated, VC'd file * Makefile.am (all-local): Use LC_ALL=C to sort in C locale. * po/POTFILES.in: Regenerate. --- Makefile.am | 2 +- po/POTFILES.in | 5 ++--- 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am index f118291..3cba8bc 100644 --- a/Makefile.am +++ b/Makefile.am @@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ all-local: grep -v 'examples/' | \ grep -v '/guestfs_protocol.c' | \ grep -v '/rc_protocol.c' | \ - sort | \ + LC_ALL=C sort | \ sed 's,^\./,,' > po/POTFILES.in # Pkgconfig. diff --git a/po/POTFILES.in b/po/POTFILES.in index ca01b3d..154915a 100644 --- a/po/POTFILES.in +++ b/po/POTFILES.in @@ -63,12 +63,11 @@ fish/tilde.c fish/time.c inspector/virt-inspector.pl java/com_redhat_et_libguestfs_GuestFS.c -ocaml/guestfs_c_actions.c ocaml/guestfs_c.c +ocaml/guestfs_c_actions.c perl/bindtests.pl -perl/Guestfs.c -perl/lib/Sys/Guestfs/Lib.pm perl/lib/Sys/Guestfs.pm +perl/lib/Sys/Guestfs/Lib.pm python/guestfs-py.c ruby/ext/guestfs/_guestfs.c src/guestfs-actions.c -- 1.6.3.3