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Re: [PATCH] Adjust the documentation of autotest WRT atlocal.
From: |
Ralf Wildenhues |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH] Adjust the documentation of autotest WRT atlocal. |
Date: |
Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:05:48 +0100 |
User-agent: |
Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-10-18) |
Hello Benoit,
Thanks for the patch.
* Benoit Sigoure wrote on Wed, Oct 31, 2007 at 04:43:27PM CET:
> +2007-10-31 Benoit Sigoure <address@hidden>
> +
> + Adjust the documentation of autotest WRT atlocal.
> + * doc/autoconf.texi (Making testsuite Scripts): It is not necessary
> + to write a rule to produce atlocal since it's an AC_CONFIG_FILES.
> + Mention that atlocal.in needs to be distributed, not atconfig.in.
[...]
> --- a/doc/autoconf.texi
> +++ b/doc/autoconf.texi
> @@ -20244,15 +20244,10 @@ subdir = tests
> atconfig: $(top_builddir)/config.status
> cd $(top_builddir) && \
> $(SHELL) ./config.status $(subdir)/$@@
> -
> -atlocal: $(srcdir)/atlocal.in $(top_builddir)/config.status
> - cd $(top_builddir) && \
> - $(SHELL) ./config.status $(subdir)/$@@
> @end example
This paragraph starts with
| With strict Autoconf, you might need to add lines inspired from the
| following:
meaning that you would need those lines only when not using Automake.
Only Automake adds the atlocal rebuilding rule for you, given
AC_CONFIG_FILES(atlocal...).
> @noindent
> -and manage to have @file{atconfig.in} and @code{$(EXTRA_DIST)}
> -distributed.
> +and manage to have @file{atlocal.in} distributed.
Again, without using Automake, the developer must ensure that the stuff
listed further up in EXTRA_DIST is being distributed.
Is the section too difficult to understand? If yes, how can it be
improved?
Thanks!
Ralf