Re: Some non-srcdir build fixes

[Raja R Harinath]

Pavel Roskin <address@hidden> writes:
> On 23 Jan 2001, Raja R Harinath wrote:
> > Some recent changes broke non-srcdir builds of autoconf from CVS.
> 
> >        Some non-srcdir build fixes.
> >        * configure.in (BUGS): Look for file in $srcdir.
> 
> Ok.
> 
> >        * tests/Makefile.am (MACRO_FILES): Use '..', not '$(top_srcdir)'.
> 
> I don't understand what's wrong with '$(top_srcdir)'.
> Those files are in the source directory.

They're used like this:

 (1)  acgeneral.at: mktests.sh $(MACRO_FILES)
 (2)       cd $(srcdir) && ./mktests.sh $(MACRO_FILES)

Note the 'cd $(srcdir)' in line (2).  A $(top_srcdir) relative path
will be invalid in $(srcdir).  

Due to VPATH, the dependencies in line (1) don't need to explicitly
mention $(top_srcdir), '..' suffices.

- Hari
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