Re: Automake: use of modified Perl modules & GPL

[Steve M. Robbins]

On Fri, Apr 20, 2001 at 04:33:12PM +0200, Akim Demaille wrote:

> Tom> Do you think we should just rename the module?  Or keep the name
> Tom> and add a configure test?
> 
> I think the former is much easier.
> 
> Now the question is how will be install it?  Do we try to get into
> Perl's packaging system,

Unless you plan to release a full-blown Autoconf CPAN-style module,
I expect that trying to use perl's scheme is asking for trouble.

> or just have some pkglibdir and install it in
> there?

That is what I do. 
Then you simply put

        use lib "@FOODIR@";

in automake.in and let AC_SUBST do its magic.

-S