Re: Part 2: Add Cleanfiles for User Defined Special Sources [Re: How to add new Makefile-Rules through Configure?]

[Bert Wesarg]

On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 11:54 AM, Vincent Torri <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 10:47 AM, Marc Wäckerlin <address@hidden> wrote:
>> Any comments on what is a proper solution?
>>
>> Requirements fo a solution:
>>  - Add makefile rules from within configure.ac
>>  - No maual changes in makefile.am files required
>
> imho, configure.ac is for configuring the project, not defining 'make'
> rules. These 'make' rules should go into Makefile.am :
>
> do-a-test:
>         @echo "Hey, it works in project: $(PACKAGE_NAME)-$(PACKAGE_VERSION)"
>

I can only second this. Nobody is forced to use also automake with
autoconf. But if your extension require autoconf *and* automake, than
you can also insist, that the user of your extension manually edit
both, i.e., configure.ac *and* Makefile.am.

Bert


> Vincent Torri
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