Re: zsh compilation problem with autoconf git

[Ralf Wildenhues]

* Ismail Dönmez wrote on Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 09:03:44PM CET:
> Tuesday 29 January 2008 21:38:33 tarihinde Ralf Wildenhues şunları yazmıştı:
> > But that is a problem that has nothing whatsoever to do with the
> > Autoconf version that you are using.  The Makefile files generated by
> > 2.61a and mainline are completely identical.
> 
> The problem is autoconf 2.61a works fine with the same automake :( Even if 
> you 
> just grab config.status generated from autoconf 2.61a it works fine with 
> autoconf git then.

Sorry, but you lost me here completely.  First off, the zsh package does
not use Automake _at all_.  Second, I just told you how I produced
identical zsh/Src/Makefile and zsh/Src/Modules/Makefile files with the
two different Autoconf versions you are talking about.

If you are seeing any difference with respect to Autoconf version, and
you think the difference is indication of a bug, then please show me how
to reproduce it exactly.  Best if you start off with empty directories
in both cases, and just cut and paste what you do, and what output you
see.  I want to see the bug right before my face, not described in
words, but in plain command output.  Thanks.

> > What you are seeing is a (mis?)feature in the Src/Makefile.in file,
> > namely that it uses some extra settings when it calls make in the
> > Modules subdir.  You should ask the zsh author about this, there
> > may be a good reason to do it this way, or just oversight.
> 
> Which part exactly?

The part that
  cd Src/Modules && make

doesn't build anything (which you seem to construe as a bug).  Anyway if
it has to do with an Autoconf bug, then I fail to see it.

Cheers,
Ralf