Hi Bob, * Bob Rossi wrote on Fri, Apr 14, 2006 at 02:52:53AM CEST: > On Thu, Apr 13, 2006 at 09:58:33AM +0200, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > > * Bob Rossi wrote on Thu, Apr 13, 2006 at 02:57:48AM CEST: > > > > > > 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? Yes. > > > 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) You can have an --disable-foo-install switch for the subpackage. Libtool's libltdl does something similar, so you could get inspiration there. The semantics are a bit tricky. Cheers, Ralf _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf
