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Re: [PATCH 4/6] Improve support for non-default autotools in rebuild rul
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Ralf Wildenhues |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH 4/6] Improve support for non-default autotools in rebuild rules. |
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Sat, 21 Aug 2010 09:45:03 +0200 |
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Mutt/1.5.20 (2010-04-22) |
* Stefano Lattarini wrote on Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 03:05:20PM CEST:
> --- a/m4/init.m4
> +++ b/m4/init.m4
> @@ -70,10 +70,22 @@ _AM_IF_OPTION([no-define],,
> # Some tools Automake needs.
> AC_REQUIRE([AM_SANITY_CHECK])dnl
> AC_REQUIRE([AC_ARG_PROGRAM])dnl
> +dnl We pass the the $AUTOCONF and $AUTOM4TE commands in the environment
> +dnl of automake and aclocal calls in the generated Makefiles, so wrapping
> +dnl them with the `missing' script would defintely be a bad idea.
typo defintely
> +dnl For example, if aclocal proper is ever called, it will need a working
> +dnl autom4te to get traces from e.g. configure.ac, and in such a case the
> +dnl workarounds provided by `missing --run autom4te' are not enough; a
> +dnl flat-out aclocal failure is the best and most correct option.
Hmm, but a slightly version-skewed autom4te for tracing should usually
be ok. The tracing algorithm hasn't been very version-sensitive in the
past.
Does this make sense what I'm saying or is this remark off the mark?
(I haven't grokked your complete patch series yet.)
Thanks,
Ralf
- Re: [PATCH 1/6] Test that aclocal(s) used by the testsuite and by autoconf match., (continued)
[PATCH 3/6] Add tests for non-default autotools in rebuild rules., Stefano Lattarini, 2010/08/19
[PATCH 4/6] Improve support for non-default autotools in rebuild rules., Stefano Lattarini, 2010/08/19
- Re: [PATCH 4/6] Improve support for non-default autotools in rebuild rules.,
Ralf Wildenhues <=
[PATCH 5/6] Fix tests missing.test and missing2.test., Stefano Lattarini, 2010/08/19
[PATCH 6/6] Testsuite: improve support for non-default autotools., Stefano Lattarini, 2010/08/19
[PATCH 7/6] Update NEWS w.r.t. better remake rules., Stefano Lattarini, 2010/08/23
[PATCH 8/6] Docs: document newer, more correct remake rules., Stefano Lattarini, 2010/08/23