Re: [automake] Dependency question with _LDADD

[Peter Johansson]

Hello Michael,

Michel Briand wrote:
> Peter Johansson <address@hidden> - Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:50:48 -0400
>
>   
> > Michel Briand wrote:
> >     
> > > > > ::::::::::::::
> > > > > src/lib/Makefile.am
> > > > > ::::::::::::::
> > > > > # Library: libtraining
> > > > > # Generates its own pkg-config definition file
> > > > >
> > > > > AM_CPPFLAGS = -DLIBRARY_VERSION=\"$(LIBRARY_VERSION)\"
> > > > >       
> > > > >           
> > > > Why not put
> > > >  AC_DEFINE([LIBRARY_VERSION], ...)
> > > >
> > > > in configure.ac, so you don't need the above?  Of course you may want to
> > > > use a less generic name, e.g. TRAINING_LIBRARY_VERSION.
> > > >
> > > > Similar applies to -DPROGRAM_VERSION in src/bin/Makefile.am.
> > > >
> > > >     
> > > >         
> > > OK. That's a lot more concise. But having done this:
> > >
> > > # Step 1: extract version number from a source file
> > > TRAINING_PROGRAM_VERSION=`cat PROGRAM_VERSION`
> > >   
> > >       
> > Why do you keep that info in a separate file; why not just:
> >
> > TRAINING_PROGRAM_VERSION=1.0
> >
> >     
>
> Because program will evolve, hopefully, independently from the build
> system. And as such, the program's version is independent from
> configure.ac... So it should be stored in a separate file.
>   
But you are still setting VERSION in AC_INIT, aren't you? And if so I 
don't see the point trying to keep VERSION partially independent from 
configure.ac.

Cheers,
Peter