+ $(GENERIC_V) : 'CHECK ' NEWS; \
+ $(AWK) 'NR == 1 && $$NF != "$(PACKAGE_VERSION):" \
+ { print FILENAME ":" NR ":", $$0; exit 1}' \
+ $(distdir)/NEWS || { \
+ echo 'ERROR: *** First line of NEWS should match the package version'; \
+ echo ' *** $(PACKAGE_VERSION), but that does not appear to be the case.'; \
+ echo ' *** Remember to update NEWS before preparing a release.'; \
+ $(TEST_DISTRIBUTION_OR_ERROR); } >&2