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Re: [PATCH] Explain how to define $(AUTOM4TE) to generate `testsuite'.


From: Eric Blake
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Explain how to define $(AUTOM4TE) to generate `testsuite'.
Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2007 08:11:05 -0600
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According to Benoit SIGOURE on 10/31/2007 12:15 PM:
>> How about something like this?
>>
>> @item
>> You will also need to invoke @command{autom4te} to generate the
>> testsuite, written as @samp{$(AUTOM4TE)} in the example below.
>> If you are using Automake, a good way to define it is to add this
>> to @file{configure.ac}:
>> @example
>> AM_MISSING_PROG([AUTOM4TE], [autom4te])
>> @end example

Is there a final patch for this?  I think it is worth adding.

>>
> 
> True, that's better (once again I forgot that it was possible to use
> autoconf without automake, even though this seems rare).

Rare, maybe.  But it's out there - just look at bash, for example.  So we
still need to support it.

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Eric Blake             address@hidden
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