Re: config.status dependencies problem with non GNU make

[Nicolas Joly]

On Mon, Jun 11, 2001 at 01:08:57PM +0200, Nicolas Joly wrote:
> 
> I just found that `config.status' is not automaticaly regenerated if
> some vendor `make' are used (i tried both Tru64 v5.1 and NetBSD
> v1.5). But it works fine with GNU make.

One forgotten precision. This happens with CVS automake.

> The problem seems that both `config.status' and
> `$(top_builddir)/config.status' are used in automake rules, and some
> make programs does not understand it as the same entity.
> 
> One solution should be to adapt the rule :
> 
> ## Explicitly look in srcdir for benefit of non-GNU makes.
> config.status: $(srcdir)/configure $(CONFIG_STATUS_DEPENDENCIES)
>         $(SHELL) ./config.status --recheck
> 
> to 
> 
> ## Explicitly look in srcdir for benefit of non-GNU makes.
> $(top_builddir)/config.status: $(srcdir)/configure 
> $(CONFIG_STATUS_DEPENDENCIES)
>         $(SHELL) ./config.status --recheck

-- 
Nicolas Joly

Informatique Scientifique
Institut Pasteur, Paris.