Re: Fwd: Re: [bug-gnulib] using AC_LIBSOURCES: complementing the `Files:' section

[Alexandre Duret-Lutz]

>>> "adl" == Alexandre Duret-Lutz <address@hidden> writes:

[...]
 Bruno> - AC_CONFIG_LIBOBJ_DIR provides for a single lib directory only.
 Bruno> In gettext I already have two such directories.

 adl> You mean in the same package (as opposed to "in sub-packages")?

 adl> IIRC currently AC_CONFIG_LIBOBJ_DIR is only used internally by
 adl> Autoconf to fetch the source it needs to run some test.
 adl> Automake does not use it, it only watch for directories where
 adl> @LIBOBJS@ is used.  Of course if you use @LIBOBJS@ in two
 adl> directories, it will requires the sources files in both
 adl> directories...  I don't think that is what you want, but I don't
 adl> really know what you want.
[...]

By the way, does any of you think it would be bad if Automake
did warn when @LIBOBJS@ is used outside the directory specified
with AC_CONFIG_LIBOBJ_DIR?  I made a patch for this one year
ago, but never dared to apply it.  This diagnostic would help
people that mistakenly add @LIBOBJS@ to their program_LDADD
although the libobjs files and programs are in separate
directories.  However it would prevent the aforementioned
(dubious?) use @LIBOBJS@ in two directories.
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Alexandre Duret-Lutz