[PATCH] tests: fix spurious failure when dependency tracking is unavailable (was: Re: bug#8880: [PATCH] add pgcc support to depcomp)

[Stefano Lattarini]

On 02/27/2012 11:01 PM, Dave Goodell wrote:
> "yacc-dist-nobuild.dir" fails without this depcomp patch, but it passes with
> it.  I didn't fully grok this test, but it looks like the test requires
> dependency support from the compiler+depcomp to operate correctly.
>
Not really, that was a redundant dependency crept in because I almost
always test only with compilers for which automake supports automatic
dependency tracking.

> I don't have time to investigate this thoroughly, but you can
> reproduce it with GCC by running this test with
> "am_cv_CC_dependencies_compiler_type=none" set in the environment.
>
Indeed I can.

And the attached patch should fix the issue.  I will push it tomorrow,
barring any objection.

Thanks,
  Stefano

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