Re: libtool 2.2 and updating aclocal.m4

[Olly Betts]

On 2008-03-19, Olly Betts <address@hidden> wrote:
> Olly Betts <address@hidden> writes:
> > $ autoreconf --force --install
> > libtoolize: putting auxiliary files in `.'.
> > libtoolize: copying file `./ltmain.sh'
> > libtoolize: You should add the contents of the following files to 
> > `aclocal.m4':
> > libtoolize:   `/usr/local/share/aclocal/libtool.m4'
> > libtoolize:   `/usr/local/share/aclocal/ltoptions.m4'
> > libtoolize:   `/usr/local/share/aclocal/ltversion.m4'
> > libtoolize:   `/usr/local/share/aclocal/ltsugar.m4'
> > libtoolize:   `/usr/local/share/aclocal/lt~obsolete.m4'
> > $
> [snip]
> > I've cut down the Xapian source tree to a small example, which you can
> > download from here:
> > 
> > http://www.survex.com/~olly/omega-0.0.1.tar.gz
> 
> I've found a few more things.  In CVS HEAD, libtoolize.m4sh contains the line:
> 
>   rerun_aclocal=false
> 
> But rerun_aclocal is never referred to otherwise as far as I can tell.  I
> guess this line is a hang-over from an older version which should be removed?
> 
> Comparing with 1.5.26, it looks like the code saying to rerun aclocal has been
> explicitly removed rather than just being accidentally disabled.  The manual
> suggests that AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR should be used and libtoolize will copy
> the relevant macros there for aclocal to find.  AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR gets a
> mention in NEWS, but not under "Important incompatible changes and obsoleted
> features" so I hadn't noticed it before.  If this is the new preferred way
> to handle this, it would be better if the diagnostics for the case above
> directed one to AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR if aclocal is in use (as it is in my
> example).
> 
> If I add "AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR(m4)" to configure.ac, I still get a complaint:
> 
> $ autoreconf --force --install
> libtoolize: putting auxiliary files in `.'.
> libtoolize: copying file `./ltmain.sh'
> libtoolize: putting macros in AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR, `m4'.
> libtoolize: copying file `m4/libtool.m4'
> libtoolize: copying file `m4/ltoptions.m4'
> libtoolize: copying file `m4/ltsugar.m4'
> libtoolize: copying file `m4/ltversion.m4'
> libtoolize: copying file `m4/lt~obsolete.m4'
> libtoolize: You should add the contents of `m4/lt~obsolete.m4' to 
> `aclocal.m4'.
> $
> 
> Looking in the m4 subdirectory, lt~obsolete.m4 has been copied there.

I've rechecked with the latest CVS HEAD libtool (2.2.3a), and the situation is
still as above.

If there's further information I can provide, just let me know...

Cheers,
    Olly