Re: specify AC_INIT version externally

[esseffe]

Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> 
> * Carsten Heinrici wrote on Thu, Jan 07, 2010 at 09:00:06PM CET:
>> why not including just another m4 file which defines the version number?
>> example:
>> ./version.m4
>>   m4_define([VERSION_NUMBER],[1.2.3])
>> 
>> ./package/configure.ac
>>   m4_include([../version.m4])
>>   AC_INIT([package],VERSION_NUMBER)
> 
> FWIW, it is a bit safer wrt. m4 quoting to use something like
>    AC_INIT([package], m4_defn([VERSION_NUMBER])
> 
> (unfortunately, normal quoting won't work here).
> 
> 

This definitely is the way to go here, using m4_include and m4_define. It
helps localize not just the version, but other info like the email address.
Thanks for your help.

esseffe
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