Re: automake 1.7.1 dependency tracking regression?

[David Relson]

At 02:31 PM 12/2/02, Alexandre Duret-Lutz wrote:

> >>> "David" == David Relson <address@hidden> writes:
>
> [...]
>
>  >> It should be clearer now why building `bindir.h' from `configure' is
>  >> seducing for this example: `bindir.h' will exist before you build any
>  >> target, hence will not cause any dependency issue.
>
>  David> The word "seducing" is wrong here.  As the meaning of the sentence is
>  David> not clear to me, I'm not sure what to suggest as an alternative.
>  David> Perhaps "tempting" would work.
>
> Blush.  That's French disguised as English.
> I really meant `attactive'.

Vous parle anglais plus bon que je parle francais.


> How about
>
>  It should be clearer now how building `bindir.h' from
>  `configure' would benefit to this example: `bindir.h' will
>  exist before you build any target, hence will not cause any
>  dependency issue.

It should be clearer now that building `bindir.h' from
`configure' works well for this example.  `bindir.h' will exist
before you build any target, hence will not cause any dependency
issues.