Hello Kazuhiro, * Kazuhiro NISHIYAMA wrote on Thu, Aug 06, 2009 at 08:02:01PM CEST: > Package: autoconf > Version: 2.64-1
> I built ruby (www.ruby-lang.org) with autoconf 2.64-1, > and I found strange directory '"$as_dir"' found in build directory. > Ruby's configure.in includes $as_mkdir_p, > it makes '"$as_dir"' directory. > % cat configure.in > AC_INIT() > if $as_mkdir_p; then > MAKEDIRS='mkdir -p' > else > MAKEDIRS='install -d' > fi > % autoconf > % ./configure > % \ls > "$as_dir" autom4te.cache config.log configure configure.in That is a bug in Ruby then. $as_mkdir_p is not a documented Autoconf API, and you are not supposed to use it directly, and its usage may change. However, the AS_MKDIR_P macro is documented. You can use that: AC_INIT AS_MKDIR_P([some/directory]) For use in generated files, use can instead use @mkdi...@. See the manual for more information. Cheers, Ralf -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
