Re: make distcheck

[Ralf Wildenhues]

* Bill Moseley wrote on Thu, Dec 09, 2004 at 08:21:27PM CET:
> Could someone explain what these are telling me -- and more
> importantly, if they are indication of a problem?
> 
> address@hidden:~/swish-e$ make distcheck >/dev/null
> libtool: install: warning: remember to run `libtool --finish 
> /home/moseley/swish-e/swish-e-2.4.3/_inst/lib'
> libtool: install: warning: `libswish-e.la' has not been installed in 
> `/home/moseley/swish-e/swish-e-2.4.3/_inst/lib'

A dependent library (of the library or program being installed) has not
been installed yet.  This occurs when using -dry-run or installing
multiple libraries in the wrong order.  In the latter case, it poses a
potential problem since the first to-be-installed library might be
relinked against the old installed dependent library (if an old
installation was present).

> BTW - This isn't about libtool, but one odd thing that happens once in a
> while is "make distcheck" will sometimes abort and leave a bunch of
> read-only files so that subsequent "make distcheck" runs fail.  Do other
> people experience the same thing?

As Bob already noted, installing multiple libraries in the correct order
is an Automake/Libtool problem not yet adressed.

Regards,
Ralf