Bug 1759942

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1757854 +++

This bug was initially created as a copy of Bug #1716384

I am copying this bug because: automake-1.16.1-6.el8.noarch is affected as well

despite it has been fixed in Fedora 29




Description of problem:
In projects using automake for handling python packages "make uninstall" fails due to a bug in am__pep3147_tweak
More info on the issue can be found in http://gnu-automake.7480.n7.nabble.com/bug-31222-automake-1-16-1-am-pep3147-tweak-bug-td22937.html#a23017

Fixing patch has been already merged upstream: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/automake.git/commit/?id=a348d830659fffd2cfc42994524783b07e69b4b5


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
automake-1.16.1-5.fc29.noarch


How reproducible: 100%


Steps to Reproduce:
reproduced while working on ovirt-hosted-engine-setup:


1. git clone git://gerrit.ovirt.org/ovirt-hosted-engine-setup
2. autoreconf -ivf
3. ./configure
4. make uninstall  (or make distcheck, which calls make uninstall)

Actual results:
[2019-05-31T11:38:43.568Z] make[4]: Entering directory '/home/jenkins/workspace/ovirt-hosted-engine-setup_standard-check-patch/ovirt-hosted-engine-setup/ovirt-hosted-engine-setup-2.4.0-0.0.master/_build/sub/src/ovirt_hosted_engine_setup'

[2019-05-31T11:38:43.568Z] /bin/sh: -c: line 11: syntax error near unexpected token `|'

[2019-05-31T11:38:43.568Z] /bin/sh: -c: line 11: `echo "$py_files" |  | sed '$!N;$!N;$!N;$!N;$!N;$!N;$!N;s/\n/ /g' | sed '$!N;$!N;$!N;$!N;s/\n/ /g' | \'

[2019-05-31T11:38:43.568Z] make[4]: *** [Makefile:477: uninstall-dist_ovirthostedenginelibPYTHON] Error 1

[2019-05-31T11:38:43.568Z] make[4]: Leaving directory '/home/jenkins/workspace/ovirt-hosted-engine-setup_standard-check-patch/ovirt-hosted-engine-setup/ovirt-hosted-engine-setup-2.4.0-0.0.master/_build/sub/src/ovirt_hosted_engine_setup'



Expected results:
automake doesn't fail

--- Additional comment from Sandro Bonazzola on 2019-10-02 14:57:27 UTC ---

automake - noarch 1.16.1-12.fc30

make[4]: Entering directory '/home/jenkins/workspace/ovirt-hosted-engine-ha_standard-check-patch/ovirt-hosted-engine-ha/ovirt-hosted-engine-ha-2.4.0-0.0.master.20191001121531/_build/sub/ovirt_hosted_engine_ha/lib/ovf'
/bin/sh: -c: line 11: syntax error near unexpected token `|'
/bin/sh: -c: line 11: `echo "$py_files" |  | sed '$!N;$!N;$!N;$!N;$!N;$!N;$!N;s/\n/ /g' | sed '$!N;$!N;$!N;$!N;s/\n/ /g' | \'
make[4]: *** [Makefile:381: uninstall-dist_ovflibPYTHON] Error 1