Re: problems with mdate-sh and version.texi without AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR in 1.4f

[Kevin Dalley]

This test looks good.  The test fails in 1.4f, but succeeds in the
latest CVS release.  The newer version of automake also solves the
problem in findutils which I had.  Thanks.

Tom Tromey <address@hidden> writes:

> >>>>> "Kevin" == Kevin Dalley <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> Kevin> If AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR is not used, and version.texi is in a doc
> Kevin> directory, than "automake -a" installs mdate-sh in top_srcdir,
> Kevin> but the Makefile.in in the doc directory tries to use mdate-sh
> Kevin> in srcdir, which mdate-sh does not exist.
> 
> I wrote a test for this, but according to the test the right thing
> already happens.
> 
> I'm checking in the test.  It is `mdate4.test'.
> 
> If you can tell me how to modify it to reproduce the bug, I'd be happy
> to fix the problem.  But as it stands now I can't see it.
> 
> Tom
> 

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