On 02/07/16 20:50, Mathieu Lirzin wrote: > ping > > Mathieu Lirzin <m...@gnu.org> writes: > >> Hello, >> >> Since 2011 Automake TESTS_ENVIRONMENT variable is reserved for the >> user unless the “older (and discouraged) serial test harness” is used. >> See: >> >> >> https://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/automake.html#index-AM_005fTESTS_005fENVIRONMENT >> >> The first patch makes use of the new AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT >> developer-reserved variable, and the second one adds a ‘syntax-check’ >> to ensure no rule to preach the good news! ;) >> >> Thanks,
The patch looks correct but what about backwards compat? The DEPENDENCIES files lists automake 1.9.6 (2005) as a dependency. Should we increase that? Maybe. Should we increase that for this? Probably not. thanks, Pádraig