Karl,
Thank you for all the time spent on this issue.
Yeah actually I am using automake 1.15.1 that comes with Linux Mint 19.2
distro:
automake/bionic,bionic,now 1:1.15.1-3ubuntu2 all [installed]

I saw you closed the ticket. good. Thanks again!
Regards,
Fabrizio



On Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 9:20 PM Karl Berry <k...@freefriends.org> wrote:

> Hi Fabrizio,
>
>     $ tar xfz autotool-bug-abs.tar.gz
>     $ cd autotool-bug/proj
>     $ ./bootstrap.sh
>     $ ./configure --with-mylib=../lib
>     $ make
>
> Thanks for the careful recipe. Unfortunately, it still works for me.
> readlink -f does return the full path, and I see the full path embedded
> in the Makefiles in various places, but not the crucial line:
>
> Makefile:353:/home/fabrizio/temp/autotool-bug/lib/.deps/testApp-mylib_log.Po:
> No such
>
> Line 353 of my src/Makefile is simply
> DEPDIR = .deps
>
> which, I guess, explains why it is not failing for me. But I find myself
> unable to guess why you are getting a full path there. Looking at the
> way $(DEPDIR) is used, it seems expected that it is simply .deps (minus
> the leading . on Windows I guess).
>
> I wonder ... are you using an original automake 1.16.x from ftp.gnu.org?
> Or are you maybe using a distro version of automake? That could explain
> the different behavior (i.e., the distro people introduced some subtle
> problem). Otherwise, I'm at a loss.
>
>     Just try to run those commands and unless is something simple to
>     address, please close the ticket and let's move on.
>
> It doesn't look simple, so closing as instructed :).
>
> All the best,
> Karl
>

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