On Thu, Apr 13, 2006 at 09:58:33AM +0200, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > Hi Bob, > > * Bob Rossi wrote on Thu, Apr 13, 2006 at 02:57:48AM CEST: > > On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 10:48:15PM +0200, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > > > * Stepan Kasal wrote on Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 10:41:58PM CEST: > > > > On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 08:39:41AM +0200, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > > > > > * Bob Rossi wrote on Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 03:42:51AM CEST: > > > > > > [...] I would like to avoid having to run ./configure > > > > > > twice for the installation of CGDB. > > > > > > > > Eliminating the second configure run is sometimes possible, but for > > > > > > > > Ralf, what are you speaking about? You introduced AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS, > > > > or eliminated it? > > > > > > Eliminate AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS. Introducing it to run the sub-configure > > > automatically is not so difficult, although many packages have > > > requirements that are not met by the current interface yet. Getting > > > better though. :) > > > > I'm confused now, sorry. Should I use AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS to configure the > > library or not? > > Yes, you should. AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS will cause the toplevel configure > script to invoke the sub-configure script, and so both packages should > be ready to be built after just invoking the first. Invoking `make' > should then build both packages, given that you adjusted SUBDIRS > accordingly in the toplevel Makefile.am. OK, thanks. At this point, I have both packages working independently. Do I just do a 'cp -fr' the minor package into the major package? Thanks, Bob Rossi > > Will the library get installed when 'make install' is done? > > Yes, it should. I would like the library to not get installed when it is bundled, and to install it when it is not bundled. Is this possible? Am I being unreasonable? (ie. sometimes I want things that don't make sense, until I understand more of the big picture) Thanks, Bob Rossi _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf