Re: [PATCH 0/2] Tests initialization: put default definition of AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR in the pre-populated configure.in.

2010-12-14 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On Tuesday 14 December 2010, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > [MEGA-CUT] > * Stefano Lattarini wrote on Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 11:18:32AM CET: > > That this could be a good idea was "confirmed" by the fact that > > some tests explicitly put a call like: > > AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([.]) > > in the generated confi

Re: [PATCH 2/2] Extended tests on AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR.

2010-12-14 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
Hi Stefano, * Stefano Lattarini wrote on Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 03:00:34PM CET: > * tests/auxdir.test: Refactored and made less hackish. Improved > heading comments. > * tests/auxdir2.test: Call automake with the `-a' option, so > that automake won't fail for spurious reasons. Add trailing > `:' c

Re: [PATCH 0/2] Tests initialization: put default definition of AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR in the pre-populated configure.in.

2010-12-14 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
* Stefano Lattarini wrote on Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 11:18:32AM CET: > On Tuesday 14 December 2010, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > > * Stefano Lattarini wrote on Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 09:42:08PM CET: > > > Maybe we could solve this problem with a new `write_configure' > > > subroutine in tests/defs, so that

Re: Fix testsuite failure of check12.test without DejaGNU.

2010-12-14 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
* Stefano Lattarini wrote on Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 08:37:35PM CET: > On Monday 13 December 2010, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > > Fix testsuite failure of check12.test without DejaGNU. > > > > * tests/check12.test: Require runtest. > JFTR, notice that I tend to have available and installed a

Re: [PATCH] Improve tests on generated portions of configure help screen. (was: Re: [PATCH] {master} More uses of AS_HELP_STRING in automake macros.)

2010-12-14 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
Hi Stefano, * Stefano Lattarini wrote on Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 10:41:17AM CET: > OK, I've split the patch in two parts: the first part (for maint) improves > the tests on automake-generated portions of configure help screens, the > second part (for master) introduces more uses of `AS_HELP_STRING' i

Re: [PATCH 0/2] Tests initialization: put default definition of AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR in the pre-populated configure.in.

2010-12-14 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On Tuesday 14 December 2010, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > * Stefano Lattarini wrote on Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 09:42:08PM CET: > > On Monday 13 December 2010, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > > > I'm undecided on this one. On the one hand, the safety increase is a > > > plus, but on the other hand, the tests bec

[PATCH] More uses of AS_HELP_STRING in automake macros. (was: Re: [PATCH] {master} More uses of AS_HELP_STRING in automake macros.)

2010-12-14 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On Monday 13 December 2010, Stefano Lattarini wrote: > On Monday 13 December 2010, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > > Hi Stefano, > > > > * Stefano Lattarini wrote on Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 02:47:35PM CET: > > > * m4/depend.m4 (AM_DEP_TRACK): Use `AS_HELP_STRING' to format > > > the help message added to th

[PATCH] Improve tests on generated portions of configure help screen. (was: Re: [PATCH] {master} More uses of AS_HELP_STRING in automake macros.)

2010-12-14 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On Monday 13 December 2010, Stefano Lattarini wrote: > On Monday 13 December 2010, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > > Hi Stefano, > > > > * Stefano Lattarini wrote on Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 02:47:35PM CET: > > > * m4/depend.m4 (AM_DEP_TRACK): Use `AS_HELP_STRING' to format > > > the help message added to th