Re: [PATCH 366] Libtoolize now advises AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR use where appropriate.

[Ralf Wildenhues]

* Ralf Wildenhues wrote on Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 07:49:25PM CEST:
> * Gary V. Vaughan wrote on Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 08:51:39AM CEST:
> > * libtoolize.at (func_check_macros): Always advise use of
> > AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR when not able to copy libtool macros into
> > the project tree.
> > * tests/libtoolize.at: Update expected test output.
> > * NEWS: Updated.
> > ---
> > 
> > Okay to apply?
> 
> Yes this is OK.  Thank you.  I'm wondering a bit whether we should
> recommend putting
>   ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I MACRO-DIR
> 
> in the toplevel Makefile.am.

I'm further wondering whether you may want to output the
AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR recommendation only in verbose mode.
Rationale: people may consciously choose not to do so for
some reason, and be annoyed by being told to do otherwise.
There have been prior such bug reports, so there are users
who care.

Cheers,
Ralf