Re: Small autoreconf patch

[Derek R. Price]

Tim Van Holder wrote:

> >> >    * remake-hdr.am (@STAMP@): Use .T as suffix for the
> >> >    temporary file.
> >>
> >> You should probably patch autoconf's autoreconf too.
> >
> > > What part would need patching?
> >
> > The one that choose stamp file names like those created by automake.
>
> Right - I hadn't noticed this:
>
>     stamp_num=`test "$tcount" -gt 1 && echo "$tcount"`
>     stamp=$template_dir/stamp-h$stamp_num.in
>
> once tcount becomes larger than 9, there are potential problems.
>
> Now:
>  a) how likely is it that tcount becomes 10 or more?

When AM_CONFIG_HEADER is called on more than 9 headers.


>  b) what impact does using a different name (e.g. st-h-$stamp.in)
>     have?

Jut namespace impact and aestetic concerns, I believe, but you may want
to hear from someone else on this one.

Derek

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