Re: including autoconf paths in source

[Ralf Corsepius]

On Fri, 2008-12-12 at 07:52 -0500, Thomas Dickey wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Dec 2008, Ralf Corsepius wrote:
> 
> >> compiler, or test-application).  Putting them in the generated config.h
> >> doesn't run into that problem.
> > Only if done properly.
> 
> I agree (of course: putting them into the generated config.h is assumed
> to be "done properly").
This approach typically trips directory expansion problems. It's bad
advise to new-comers

>   For the rest - your example doesn't address the
> specific case I had in mind,
Which? Or course, the details vary in specific cases, nevertheless this
trick is pretty mighty.

>  so it's perhaps useful advice for another
> topic.
automake's toplevel configury applies this trick - It's borrowed from
there ;)

Ralf