Re: Double '/' in source path breaks compilation if done from a directory not where the Makefile.am resides

[Ralf Wildenhues]

Hello Roumen,

* Roumen Petrov wrote on Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 12:25:45AM CET:
> Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
>>
>> Not flattening multiple consecutive slashes in prerequisite names for
>> VPATH searches is a GNU make limitation, AFAICS undocumented.
>> Not coping with this limitation is arguably a bug in your code.

> The reported issue is unexpected since:
> $ echo 'int main() { return(0);}' > foo.c
> $ cat Makefile
> .////.////boo: foo.c
>         $(CC) -o $@ $<
> $ make
> cc -o boo foo.c

I haven't said whether this is to be expected or not.  This is a GNU
make issue, not an Automake one.  If you want it fixed, then report it
to the bug-make list, please.

Thanks,
Ralf