On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 10:59 PM, Eric Blake <eblake@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> In (info "(autoconf) Output"): >> >> Every Autoconf script, e.g., 'configure.ac', should finish by calling >> 'AC_OUTPUT'. >> [...] >> -- Macro: AC_OUTPUT >> Generate 'config.status' and launch it. Call this macro once, at >> the end of 'configure.ac'. >> >> It seems that `config.status' is generated by autoconf (from >> configure.ac), but (info "(autoconf) config.status Invocation") >> indicates that `config.status' is generated by `configure'. I've read >> (info "(autoconf) FAQ"), but it didn't help. Can anyone point me in the >> right direction? > > Both statements are true, if you allow for transitivity. > > configure.ac + autoconf => configure > configure => config.status > > Or, in longhand, using autoconf on configure.ac generates a shell script > (configure) which in turn generates another shell script > (config.status). If you want to change what gets put in config.status, > your options are to alter your configure.ac or to hack on Autoconf. I see. Thanks for your help. -- http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/ _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf
