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Re: Automake 1.12.0b test release


From: Bob Friesenhahn
Subject: Re: Automake 1.12.0b test release
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 17:14:41 -0500 (CDT)
User-agent: Alpine 2.01 (GSO 1266 2009-07-14)

I got AC_INIT dynamic arguments "working" except that they don't actually work. Unlike the previous method that I used (evaluated when configure is executed), the arguments are only evaluated when autoconf is executed. This means (for example) that when I type 'make dist' the generated package version and tarball name are stale and reflect the last time autoconf was executed.

I added a Makefile.am rule to encourage autoconf to be run to update configure. This was not sufficient. In fact, I find that when I run 'autoconf' manually, the values used are cached values and used perpetually rather than the new values returned by my scripts. This cache caused considerable confusion for me while I was developing my version script because the defective cached value was used until I removed the autom4te.cache directory or executed 'autoconf --force'.

What is necessary in order to cause "dynamic" AC_INIT arguments to actually work? Is there a way to convince Automake to invoke autoconf with the --force option?

Thanks,

Bob
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Bob Friesenhahn
address@hidden, http://www.simplesystems.org/users/bfriesen/
GraphicsMagick Maintainer,    http://www.GraphicsMagick.org/



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