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Re: serial in branch-1-5 [[and branch-2-0]]
From: |
Ralf Wildenhues |
Subject: |
Re: serial in branch-1-5 [[and branch-2-0]] |
Date: |
Tue, 1 Feb 2005 21:28:46 +0100 |
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Mutt/1.5.6+20040907i |
* Gary V. Vaughan wrote on Tue, Feb 01, 2005 at 05:42:27PM CET:
> Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> > * Alexandre Duret-Lutz wrote on Tue, Feb 01, 2005 at 03:52:12PM CET:
> >
> >>| One reason why you should keep `--install' in the flags even after
> >>| the first run is that when you later edit `configure.ac' and depend on
> >>| a new macro, this macro will be installed in your `m4/' automatically.
> >>| Another one is that serial numbers can be used to update the macros in
> >>| your source tree automatically when new system-wide versions are
> >>| installed. A serial number should be a single line of the form
> >>|
> >>| #serial NNN
> >>|
> >>| where NNN contains only digits and dots. It should appear in the M4
> >>| file before any macro definition. It is a good practice to maintain a
> >>| serial number for each macro you distribute, even if you do not use the
> >>| `--install' option of `aclocal': this allows other people to use it.
> >
> >
> > Is there a technical reason to break current nonstandard practice for
> > packages? Why not
> > #serial NNNN [garbage-ignored-by-aclocal]
> > ?
>
> Wait. I'm confused.
>
> Have the libtool serial numbers always caused breakage with aclocal?
No.
Well, the numbers with dots in them that branch-2-0 creates have made
problems, but I don't remember if that was with aclocal or something
else. But you probably knew that (and it is not what I asked above).
> I'm hoping this is just CVS automake, right?
The issue I addressed in last message: Yes.
> If so, I agree with Ralf that breaking compatibility with all released
> libtools in CVS automake is a bad thing. Please don't!
Just what I'm saying.
> If the breakage is already there, which combination(s) of libtool and
> automake trigger it? And how can I reproduce it?
All versions of libtool; Automake CVS of less than 3 days ago.
Regards,
Ralf
- serial in branch-1-5, Ralf Wildenhues, 2005/02/01
- Re: serial in branch-1-5, Ralf Wildenhues, 2005/02/01
- Re: serial in branch-1-5, Alexandre Duret-Lutz, 2005/02/01
- Re: serial in branch-1-5, Ralf Wildenhues, 2005/02/01
- Re: serial in branch-1-5 [[and branch-2-0]], Gary V. Vaughan, 2005/02/01
- Re: serial in branch-1-5 [[and branch-2-0]], Alexandre Duret-Lutz, 2005/02/01
- Re: serial in branch-1-5 [[and branch-2-0]], Ralf Wildenhues, 2005/02/01
- Re: serial in branch-1-5 [[and branch-2-0]], Gary V. Vaughan, 2005/02/01
- Re: serial in branch-1-5 [[and branch-2-0]],
Ralf Wildenhues <=
- Re: serial in branch-1-5 [[and branch-2-0]], Gary V. Vaughan, 2005/02/01
- Re: serial in branch-1-5 [[and branch-2-0]], Alexandre Duret-Lutz, 2005/02/01
- Re: serial in branch-1-5 [[and branch-2-0]], Gary V. Vaughan, 2005/02/01
- Re: serial in branch-1-5 [[and branch-2-0]], Alexandre Duret-Lutz, 2005/02/01