Re: [RFC] Docs: document silent make rules in a new chapter (was: Re: AM_V_GEN - better docs)

2010-11-18 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On Thursday 18 November 2010, Nick Bowler wrote: > On 2010-11-18 20:31 +0100, Stefano Lattarini wrote: > > I have a first, very rough draft of the patch (see attachement); it is > > nowhere complete, but I'd like to ear from you anyway for early criticism, > > suggestions, and maybe contributions ;

Re: [RFC] Docs: document silent make rules in a new chapter (was: Re: AM_V_GEN - better docs)

2010-11-18 Thread Nick Bowler
On 2010-11-18 20:31 +0100, Stefano Lattarini wrote: > I have a first, very rough draft of the patch (see attachement); it is > nowhere complete, but I'd like to ear from you anyway for early criticism, > suggestions, and maybe contributions ;-) [...] > +...@vindex @code{AM_V_GEN} > +...@c FIXME: wo

[RFC] Docs: document silent make rules in a new chapter (was: Re: AM_V_GEN - better docs)

2010-11-18 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On Friday 12 November 2010, Stefano Lattarini wrote: > On Friday 12 November 2010, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > > Hello Patrick, Miles, > > > > * Miles Bader wrote on Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 09:00:55AM CET: > > > Patrick Rutkowski writes: > > > > I don't get from that page how to apply to all my $(CC) b

Re: [PATCH 0/2] {master} Remove long-deprecated `--output-dir' automake option.

2010-11-18 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On Thursday 18 November 2010, Stefano Lattarini wrote: > Hello automakers. > > The `--output-dir' option of automake has been deprecated since versions > 1.6.1 and 1.7, but then never removed. > Oh, and I forgot to report that google codesearch cannot find any modern relevant use of the option:

Re: [PATCH 1/2] Remove obsolete automake option `--output-directory'.

2010-11-18 Thread Stefano Lattarini
Oops, I've forgotten to update NEWS! Here is what I've squashed in: diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 269df31..c493c89 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ * tests/outdir.test: Removed. * tests/no-outdir-option.test: New test. * tests/Makefile.am (

[PATCH 2/2] Code cleanup after removal of option `--output-directory'.

2010-11-18 Thread Stefano Lattarini
* automake.in ($output_directory): Remove, it's unconditionally defined to `.' and used only ... (generate_makefile): ... in this subroutine, which now has been edited and simplified accordingly. --- ChangeLog |6 ++ automake.in | 29 ++--- 2 files changed, 16 i

[PATCH 1/2] Remove obsolete automake option `--output-directory'.

2010-11-18 Thread Stefano Lattarini
This option has been deprecated since version 1.7 (2002/2003). * automake.in ($output_directory): Define to `.' unconditionally. (parse_arguments): Remove handling of equivalent options `-o' and `--output-directory'. * tests/outdir.test: Removed. * tests/no-outdir-option.test: New test. * tests/Ma

[PATCH 0/2] {master} Remove long-deprecated `--output-dir' automake option.

2010-11-18 Thread Stefano Lattarini
Hello automakers. The `--output-dir' option of automake has been deprecated since versions 1.6.1 and 1.7, but then never removed. This patch series takes care of that: the first patch effectively removes the option, the second one proceeds to a simple code cleanup made possible by that removal.

Re: [PATCHES] Fix spurious Lex/Yacc-related failures in tests `silent*.test' w.r.t. Solaris XPG4 make.

2010-11-18 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On Thursday 18 November 2010, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > * Stefano Lattarini wrote on Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 09:10:08PM CET: > > I'm seeing this failure with Solaris XPG4 make: > > > $ MAKE=/usr/xpg4/bin/make sh silentyacc.test > > silentyacc: running bison --version > > bison (GNU Bison) 2.4.1 > > W