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According to Ralf Wildenhues on 9/4/2008 12:52 PM:
>>> In bin/Makefile.am you want:
>>>
>>> foo_SOURCES = foo.c
>>>
>>> H
>> This contradicts with the autoconf manual (see the page 28, chapter 4.8.4,
>> "Build Directories")
>
> No it doesn't. The Autoconf manual, however, doesn't in all places
> assume that you use Automake in conjunction with Autoconf.
To help avoid confusion, I'm committing the following.
- --
Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!
Eric Blake ebb9@xxxxxxx
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>From 9e9aa529b19e7e1360970374e298ede5e50c39f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Blake <ebb9@xxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 14:05:09 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Mention that Automake already supports VPATH.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Build Directories): Details in this section
only apply to users avoiding automake.
* THANKS: Update.
Reported by Matej Tyc.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@xxxxxxx>
---
ChangeLog | 6 ++++++
THANKS | 1 +
doc/autoconf.texi | 7 +++++--
3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1ad89f7..35ec73c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
2008-09-06 Eric Blake <ebb9@xxxxxxx>
+ Mention that Automake already supports VPATH.
+ * doc/autoconf.texi (Build Directories): Details in this section
+ only apply to users avoiding automake.
+ * THANKS: Update.
+ Reported by Matej Tyc.
+
Relax tone when warning about cross-compiler names.
* lib/autoconf/programs.m4 (_AC_TOOL_WARN): Support cross-compiles
with poorly named tools; the issue has been reported too many
diff --git a/THANKS b/THANKS
index afdd697..f1e2b04 100644
--- a/THANKS
+++ b/THANKS
diff --git a/doc/autoconf.texi b/doc/autoconf.texi
index 97f09d7..f3f4b7d 100644
--- a/doc/autoconf.texi
+++ b/doc/autoconf.texi
@@ -2896,8 +2896,11 @@ Build Directories
@command{make} programs do not support @code{VPATH}; when using them, the
source code must be in the same directory as the object files.
-To support @code{VPATH}, each @file{Makefile.in} should contain two
-lines that look like:
+If you are using @acronym{GNU} Automake, the remaining details in this
+section are already covered for you, based on the contents of your
+@file{Makefile.am}. But if you are using Autoconf in isolation, then
+supporting @code{VPATH} requires the following in your
+@file{Makefile.in}:
@example
srcdir = @@srcdir@@
--
1.6.0
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