>>> "RW" == Ralf Wildenhues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[...] RW> Do you think it's ok to require that `./file' should not be used? This reminds me of a friend who used AC_CONFIG_FILES([./Makefile ./sub/Makefile]) and I think it broke something (maybe the rebuild rules). RW> Should it be documented in automake.texi? RW> Alternatively, should EXTRA_DIST be rewritten by Automake RW> to kill leading "./"? It's best if we can avoid rewriting anything. Maybe we could find a way to warn against it (with -Wportability). I think ideally Automake should diagnose file names that are referenced differently in targets and dependencies. I'm currently writing an introductory chapter for the manual (partly based on my tutorial), and plan to reorganize and add a few sections that introduce the naming conventions and the general syntax (the manual doesn't describe the Makefile.am syntax so far, srcdir isn't even introduced). I hope it will be easier to explain how and when to use ./, $(srcdir), etc., after that. RW> * tests/distdir.test: Do not use leading `./' in EXTRA_DIST for RW> files in the source tree. Fixes failures with HP-UX and Tru64 RW> make. Agreed. -- Alexandre Duret-Lutz Shared books are happy books. http://www.bookcrossing.com/friend/gadl
