subobj8.test fix + am_aux_dir issues

[Alexandre Duret-Lutz]

Tom,

The patch below should fix subobj8.test, using
require_config_file as you suggested.

However it makes no sense to install compile in the right place
(aux_dir) if AC_PROG_CC_C_O is not made aux_dir-aware, and this
in turn can't be done until something is settled about $am_aux_dir.

I don't know if you have a plan about this, I think it might
work if we define $am_aux_dir from $ac_aux_dir after
  1) removing a possible $srcdir/ prefix added by Autoconf
  2) prepending $(top_srcdir)/

That way $am_aux_dir is still relative (unless $(top_srcdir)
isn't), but always point to the right place.  The counter part
is that $am_aux_dir cannot be used from configure.  However,
since $ac_aux_dir is safe to use from configure, all we have
to do is to check script existence or features using
$ac_aux_dir but use $am_aux_dir for AC_SUBSTed values.

Index: ChangeLog
from  Alexandre Duret-Lutz  <address@hidden>

        Fix for subobj8.test:
        * automake.in (handle_single_transform_list, lang_c_rewrite):
        Require compile using `require_config_file'.
        * tests/Makefile.am (XFAIL_TESTS): Remove subobj8.test.

Index: automake.in
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/automake/automake/automake.in,v
retrieving revision 1.1154
diff -u -r1.1154 automake.in
--- automake.in 2001/07/17 05:53:47 1.1154
+++ automake.in 2001/07/18 11:46:26
@@ -1869,7 +1869,7 @@
                 }
                 $object = $dname . '-' . $object;
 
-                &require_file ($FOREIGN, 'compile')
+                &require_config_file ($FOREIGN, 'compile')
                     if $lang->name eq 'c';
 
                 &prog_error ("$lang->name flags defined without compiler")
@@ -4923,8 +4923,7 @@
            &am_error ("C objects in subdir but `AM_PROG_CC_C_O' not in 
`$configure_ac'");
        }
 
-       &require_file ($FOREIGN, 'compile')
-           if $relative_dir eq '.';
+       &require_config_file ($FOREIGN, 'compile');
     }
 
     $de_ansi_files{$base} = 1;
Index: tests/Makefile.am
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/automake/automake/tests/Makefile.am,v
retrieving revision 1.324
diff -u -r1.324 Makefile.am
--- tests/Makefile.am 2001/07/18 05:49:46 1.324
+++ tests/Makefile.am 2001/07/18 11:46:26
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to create Makefile.in
 
-XFAIL_TESTS = subdir5.test subobj8.test ccnoco.test
+XFAIL_TESTS = subdir5.test ccnoco.test
 
 TESTS =        \
 acinclude.test \

-- 
Alexandre Duret-Lutz