Re: integration of perl with automake

[Ralf Wildenhues]

* Andreas Otto wrote on Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 08:04:15AM CEST:
> Am Dienstag 20 Oktober 2009 21:07:35 schrieb Ralf Wildenhues:
> > * Andreas Otto wrote on Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 08:53:14AM CEST:
> > > I use the flag file "Net-Msgque/.distclean" to distinguish the VPATH
> > > build from the non VPATH build. this flag is only set in the directory I
> > > copied from the source into the build tree and clean act on this flag
> >
> > OK, but then 'make distclean' wouldn't remove the files it should
> > remove, if source and build tree coincide, no?

> $(PERLMAKEFILE): $(PERLDEPEND) Makefile.am
>         -test ! -d Net-Msgque && cp -pr $(srcdir)/Net-Msgque . && \
>               chmod -R u+w Net-Msgque && touch Net-Msgque/.distclean
>         cd Net-Msgque && @PERL@ Makefile.PL $(PERLCONFIG)
> 
>   non VPATH -> build-tree == source-tree
>     => no copy and no flag "Net-Msgque.distclean"
>     => no distclean remove
> 
>   VPATH -> build-tree != source-tree
>    => copy from Net-Msgque done and flag "Net-Msgque/.distclean" set
>    => distclean remove performed
> 
> is this does not explain your problem
> than I don't understand what you mean

Ah, ok, I didn't realize that you weren't copying those files in the
non-VPATH case.  That looks good then.

Cheers,
Ralf