Re: Error because README is missing

[Paul Smith]

%% Akim Demaille <address@hidden> writes:

  >>>> "Andreas" == Andreas Schwab <address@hidden> writes:
  >> Untested code ahead.

  >> m4_syscmd([test -f build.sh.in])dnl
  >> m4_if(m4_sysval, 0, [AC_CONFIG_FILES(build.sh)])

  ad> Bad idea: side effects are incompatible with the (autom4te) cache.
  ad> If the environment changes but not the sources of configure, it
  ad> won't be regenerated.  Similarly with what Automake needs to
  ad> trace.

OK :-(.

I need a way to have a file marked as a config file, but not have
configure (or automake) fail if the .in input file doesn't exist.


How can I do this?

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