Re: [PATCH] tests: use configure.ac, not configure.in, with aclocal/automake involved

[Jim Meyering]

Stefano Lattarini wrote:
> On 07/21/2012 05:51 PM, Jim Meyering wrote:
>> Stefano Lattarini wrote:
>>
>>> Do so because future automake and aclocal versions (starting from 1.13)
>>> won't support 'configure.in' anymore as the name of the Autoconf input
>>> file.  Without this patch, the Autoconf testsuite experience some
>>> spurious failures when run with the development version of aclocal and
>>> automake installed somewhere in $PATH.
>>>
>>> * tests/torture.at: Rename 'configure.in' to 'configure.ac' throughout.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <address@hidden>
>>> ---
>>>  tests/torture.at | 28 ++++++++++++++--------------
>>>  1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/tests/torture.at b/tests/torture.at
>>> index 9923305..db10e9c 100644
>>> --- a/tests/torture.at
>>> +++ b/tests/torture.at
>>> @@ -1444,10 +1444,10 @@ export CONFIG_SITE
>>>  # The contents of `inner/', and `inner/innermost/'.
>>>  AS_MKDIR_P([inner/innermost])
>>>
>>> -# We have to use configure.in, not configure.ac, if we still want to
>>> +# We have to use configure.ac, not configure.ac, if we still want to
>>
>> That comment now makes no sense.
>>
> Oops, sorry.  The risk of automated changes ...
>
>> I'd remove the comment altogether,
>>
> Done.  Here is the updated commit message:
>
>     tests: use configure.ac, not configure.in, with aclocal/automake involved
>
>     Do so because future automake and aclocal versions (starting from 1.13)
>     won't support 'configure.in' anymore as the name of the Autoconf input

I see you haven't yet taught your editor (or something)
to treat the use of "anymore" as suspect ;-)

      Do so because future automake and aclocal versions (starting from 1.13)
      drop support for using 'configure.in' as the name of the Autoconf input

>     file.  Without this patch, the Autoconf testsuite experience some

s/ce/ces/

>     spurious failures when run with the development version of aclocal and
>     automake installed somewhere in $PATH.

I suppose you mean s/somewhere/early enough/,
because installing them at the end as no effect.