-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 According to Jim Meyering on 11/3/2007 3:31 AM: > So a build+check would have to be slightly different to accommodate > this. Here's a proposed new set of commands for README-hacking: > > diff --git a/README-hacking b/README-hacking > index 32c4a47..61616fe 100644 > --- a/README-hacking > +++ b/README-hacking > @@ -33,12 +33,15 @@ You can get a copy of the source repository like this: > The next step is to generate files like configure and Makefile.in: > > $ cd autoconf > - $ ( PATH=`pwd`/tests:$PATH; autoreconf -vi ) > + $ autoreconf -vi > > -And there you are! Just > +Since we're building autoconf itself, and its tests are picky, the > +following procedure includes an extra step to ensure that some > +generated files are regenerated using the tools just build by "make": > > $ ./configure > $ make > + $ ( PATH=`pwd`/tests:$PATH; autoreconf -vi ) > $ make check > > At this point, there should be no difference between your local copy, > > That covers the initial bits. > > Hmm... with GNU Make, it'd be easy. > Just export PATH=`pwd`/tests:$PATH in GNUmakefile. Let's do both items. > Hey, this problem arises only with "developers", so how about > assuming GNU make and doing just that? I think it's certainly > fair to assume people doing autoconf development have GNU make > installed. "make dist" already requires that. In other words, it's nice to make it easy for users of GNU make, but we should still document that running a successful 'make check' is possible without GNU make, by running the second autoreconf with the altered PATH. - -- Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well! Eric Blake ebb9@xxxxxxx -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (Cygwin) Comment: Public key at home.comcast.net/~ericblake/eblake.gpg Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHLI6D84KuGfSFAYARAqU4AJ94drgjaSCNGP0hsRcQQCeW2S1YXACgpTRM 6LF61ws6SWdEBeLjvEe8bBM= =OM3q -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf
