Re: config-ml.in

[Ralf Wildenhues]

Hello Bruce,

* Bruce Korb wrote on Wed, Jan 09, 2008 at 12:44:38AM CET:
[...]
> ./config.status: line 1081: ./../../config-ml.in: No such file or directory
[...]
> So, it seems the bootstrap script has some magical way of knowing a-priori
> that this file has to live in some "multi_basedir" directory and that that
> directory has to be named "./../..".  I guess I could bury libffi a couple
> of directories down into a dummy hierarchy just so I could put this config
> file into "../..", but that really does not seem right.
> 
> So, finally, here's the question:  what is the "right" way to fix this?

This really isn't an Autoconf question.  config-ml.in really is a GCC
thing, but for convenience it's also shipped with Automake, together
with automake/m4/multi.m4 which defines
  AM_ENABLE_MULTILIB([MAKEFILE], [REL-TO-TOP-SRCDIR])

which I think contains "the magic" you're looking for.  Questions about
it usually find an audience better prepared to answer at a GCC list, or
maybe Automake's.

Hope that helps.

Cheers,
Ralf