Re: Archive unification progress

[Tom Howard]

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Hi Stepan,

> I wouldn't try to use a macro from a file alone, I'd put the whole
> file in my m4 subcirectory.
> OTOH, I'd expact that such file is self-contained and can be used
> alone, without more hassle.  As an exception to this rule, I'd expect
> that a file may require putting other files to m4/ too.
> 
> As you see, I'd intuitively treat individual files as ``packages,''
> expectind the dependencies to work on this level.
> 
> So I think it might be convenient to think about files as about packages,
> at least for now.  This would enable us to define dependencies right now.

I agree but unfortunately have a counter example (which is a shame as
package files would be so handy).  As you might have seen I've just
added a number of macros that add custom Makefile targets, such as rpm
creation.  AX_RPM depends on AX_INSTALL_FILES to create a list of file
that are installed and where they are installed.  If someone creates a
AX_DEB_PKG macro, then this would also most probably benefit from using
AX_INSTALL_FILES.  Which package is AX_INSTALL_FILES placed in then?  If
both, how are they kept in sync and what happens when someone used both
AX_RPM and AX_DEB_PKG?

Cheers,

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Tom Howard

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