Re: allowing users to add source files without rerunning the autotools?

[Nick Bowler]

On 2012-01-20 20:35 +0100, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
> Just a minor FYI and a minor question ...
> 
> On 01/19/2012 09:27 PM, Nick Bowler wrote:
> >
> > [SNIP]
> >
> >> What automake does for source files it knows about is just "include
> >> $(DEPDIR)/srcfile.Po" (apparently "include" is considered portable
> >> make?).
> > 
> > It's not considered portable make.
> >
> Still, it's worth noting that it works with every make implementation
> I usually test automake with:
> 
>   - GNU make (obviously)
>   - FreeBSD 8.2 make (I'm almost sure this works with 7.x too, at least)
>   - OpenBSD 4.6
>   - NetBSD 5.1
>   - Solaris 10 XPG 4 make
>   - Solaris 10 CCS make
>   - Sun Distributed Make 7.8 (2007/07/19)

Interesting point.  It works with dmake as well.  Perhaps it can be
someday "included" in the list of effectively portable make features
(like recursive macro expansion).

> Does anyone know whether it works also with the vendor makes for AIX,
> OSF1/Tru64, IRIX, HP-UX?

I'm sure someone knows, but alas that person is not me. :)

Cheers,
-- 
Nick Bowler, Elliptic Technologies (http://www.elliptictech.com/)