Re: AM_PATH_LISPDIR and dist_lisp_DATA when emacs is not installed breaks

[Simon Josefsson]

Alexandre Duret-Lutz <address@hidden> writes:

>  Simon> I rather liked the lisp_DATA construct.  In any case, I think doing
>  Simon> what it did (i.e., no byte compilation) should be simple.  For many
>  Simon> (if not most) packages, byte compiling is only harmful, so the
>  Simon> developer should not have to go through weird workarounds to get that
>  Simon> working.  I consider ELCFILES a weird workaround.
>
>  Simon> Another alternative, that I prefer, would be to have lisp_DATA install
>  Simon> into $prefix/share/emacs/site-lisp/ if $(lispdir) is empty.  Then it
>  Simon> would consistent with other _DATA variables (unconditional install)
>  Simon> and simple to use.
>
> Great idea!  How about the following patch?

I wasn't able to apply this (patch complained), but if it implement
the idea, I like it.  I can test it in libidn on many platforms if I
get your patch working (or if it is added to CVS).