Re: Question marks in Makefile.in

[Pavel Roskin]

Hello, Akim!

> > Maybe it's not necessary to check the output since the user is highly
> > unlikely to use ?FOO? in Makefile.am. I understand it's an internal
> > mechanism for Automake, not exposed to users.
> >
> > However, an optional check would be appropriate. It could be turned on in
> > the testsuite.
>
> I have not understood.  Sure, this test would be enabled only for
> Automake's *.am file, and only when outputting these files themselves,
> not in Makefile.in.

I mean, this check is _probably_ not necessary on a user system, since the
users will use well tested versions of Automake. But I don't have a strong
opinion. A fast and simple check should not be a big deal.

Developers of Automake, however, should always be sure that such variables
are not left in the output.

> address@hidden@%FPFX%DEPMODE = @%FPFX%DEPMODE@
>
> where ? means, automake-time Boolean, %, automake-time variable, @,
> configure-time variable.

Excellent!

Regards,
Pavel Roskin