> * Alexandre Duret-Lutz <nqy@xxxxxxxxxxx> [2005-03-17 23:52:14 +0100]: > > [...] > Stepan> In your case, you would put the defines in a separate > Stepan> file, and include it like this > Stepan> > Stepan> m4_include([m4/version.m4]) > Stepan> AC_INIT([gnumeric], [gnumeric_full_version], > Stepan> [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gnumeric]) > > Bruno> This would work, but now I need 'm4' or 'autoconf --trace' to retrieve > Bruno> the version number from version.m4. Which is not an improvement over > Bruno> 'grep'. > > AC_INIT([foobar], m4_normalize(m4_include([version]))) > > And write down your version string in the `version' file. what if my version is more complex? e.g. -------------------------------------------------------------- # Version number and release date. VERSION_NUMBER=2.33.83 RELEASE_DATE=2005-03-14 # in "date +%Y-%m-%d" format -------------------------------------------------------------- do I need something like this: syscmd([. version.sh; echo "${VERSION_NUMBER} ${RELEASE_DATE}">version]) AC_INIT([foobar], m4_normalize(m4_include([version]))) syscmd([rm -f version]) -- Sam Steingold (http://www.podval.org/~sds) running w2k <http://www.honestreporting.com> <http://www.camera.org> <http://www.memri.org/> <http://www.openvotingconsortium.org/> Those who can't write, write manuals. _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf
