Re: Trying to bootstrap my project, distcheck doesn't configure

[Bruno Haible]

Hi Bruce,

It would help if you would give a pointer to the source code you are
trying to bootstrap. Because a single line in Makefile.am or configure.ac
can have a big effect.

> >>> do_not_make_me_la_SOURCES += timespec.c
> >>> do_not_make_me_la_SOURCES += unistd.c
> >> which trigger error messages that I can get around by hacking in dummy
> >> initial assignments, but I'm guessing that's not the intended
> >> method. I need a clue, please? Thank you.
> 
> It seems that gnulib-tool inserts these into my Makefile.am, but doesn't 
> insert the initial plain assignment. I have no idea what new ones may 
> crop up

It is documented here:
https://www.gnu.org/software/gnulib/manual/html_node/Modified-build-rules.html

Bruno