Dries Kimpe <Dries.Kimpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> According to the manual:
>
> * Variable: srcdir
>
> The relative name of the directory that contains the source code for that makefile.
Thanks for reporting the problem. That documentation is incorrect, as
you noticed. I installed this patch:
2006-09-05 Paul Eggert <eggert@xxxxxxxxxxx>
* doc/autoconf.texi (Preset Output Variables): srcdir and
top_srcdir are not necessarily relative. Problem reported
by Dries Kimpe.
--- doc/autoconf.texi.~1.1079.~ 2006-09-05 07:34:44.000000000 -0700
+++ doc/autoconf.texi 2006-09-05 16:25:23.000000000 -0700
@@ -2402,7 +2402,7 @@ Absolute name of @code{top_builddir}.
@defvar srcdir
@ovindex srcdir
-The relative name of the directory that contains the source code for
+The name of the directory that contains the source code for
that makefile.
@end defvar
@@ -2413,7 +2413,7 @@ Absolute name of @code{srcdir}.
@defvar top_srcdir
@ovindex top_srcdir
-The relative name of the top-level source code directory for the
+The name of the top-level source code directory for the
package. In the top-level directory, this is the same as @code{srcdir}.
@end defvar
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