Re: GNU Libtool 2.1b released (alpha release)

[Bob Friesenhahn]

On Wed, 6 Feb 2008, Gary V. Vaughan wrote:

> With only one bug reported and fixed since Feb 1, either this is the
> most spectacularly well engineered release in the history of libtool,
> or else it is the least well tested release ever...

I did voice one minor complaint on another list (automake).  I don't 
like this one line in libltdl/Makefile.inc:

BUILT_SOURCES   += ltdl/$(ARGZ_H)

since it still necessitate a recursive build when/if this 
Automake-contributed build rule is fixed:

all: $(BUILT_SOURCES)
        $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) all-am

so that it looks like

all: all-am

when BUILT_SOURCES is not defined and therefore avoids unnecessary 
recursion to achieve non-recursive build nirvana.

Using BUILT_SOURCES is similarly evil to using SUBDIRS to a project 
desiring a completely non-recursive build.

If there is a way to replace this with proper dependencies/rules prior 
to release, I would be very happy indeed.

Ralph says this is not important but to me it is like purchasing a 
brand new sports car and noticing a small key mark on the driver side 
door.  Not important to function but annoying as hell to the 
innate perfectionist.

Bob
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