[Dropping Automake-NG] On 01/04/2013 01:12 AM, Eric Blake wrote: > On 01/03/2013 04:54 PM, Stefano Lattarini wrote: >>> Then again, it is autoconf that defines AC_PROG_MAKE_SET which in turn >>> provides @SET_MAKE@ for substitution in Makefiles; >>> >> Right, I had forgotten about that. I somehow just took it for granted >> that it was all Automake's doing ... >> >> So, it would again be Autoconf that should implement the probe we had >> talked about, if we decide to go down that road ... > > Well, when it comes to letting MAKE be precious, AC_PROG_MAKE_SET (and > thus autoconf) is the logical solution. However, as for actually > _using_ @SET_MAKE@, that is automake's lib/am/header-vars.am, so I'm > still inclined to think that a sanity probe belongs best in Automake > (that is, autoconf provides the tools for finding out what the user > wants to use as $(MAKE), but automake then takes those tools to turn it > into a proper Makefile.in with the smartest possible semantics). In > fact, we may decide that automake wants to invoke AC_PROG_MAKE_SET, but > _not_ use @SET_MAKE@, by instead using its own more complete sanity > checking code. > Indeed, this is all very sensible. Yet I expounded an opposite opinion just few minutes ago. Clear indicator it's time to go to bed :-)
Regards, Stefano
