Re: running a script at the end of ./configure

[Akim Demaille]

 > On Mon, 2003-08-25 at 08:47, Akim Demaille wrote:
 >> > Hi,
 >> > Is there any means to run a script at the very end of running
 >> > "configure"?
 >> 
 >> > AC_CONFIG_COMMANDS_POST(script) seems to run "script" at the end of
 >> > config.status, before recursing into CONFIG_SUBDIRS.
 >> 
 >> > Directly invoking a script from inside of the configure-script invokes
 >> > it before config.status has been run, i.e. before config.status has
 >> > generated the files it's supposed to be generated.
 >> 
 >> Not if run after AC_OUTPUT.

 > Can I consider this behavior to be documented?

How about this?

Index: ChangeLog
from  Akim Demaille  <address@hidden>

        * doc/autoconf.texi (Output): Make clear that one can run code
        after AC_OUTPUT.

Index: doc/autoconf.texi
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/doc/autoconf.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.754
diff -u -u -r1.754 autoconf.texi
--- doc/autoconf.texi 25 Aug 2003 06:29:48 -0000 1.754
+++ doc/autoconf.texi 26 Aug 2003 07:35:11 -0000
@@ -1763,7 +1763,7 @@
 @section Outputting Files
 
 Every Autoconf script, e.g., @file{configure.ac}, should finish by
-calling @code{AC_OUTPUT}.  That is the macro that generates
+calling @code{AC_OUTPUT}.  That is the macro that generates and runs
 @file{config.status}, which will create the @file{Makefile}s and any
 other files resulting from configuration.  This is the only required
 macro besides @code{AC_INIT} (@pxref{Input}).
@@ -1782,6 +1782,14 @@
 @ref{Configuration Links}, macro @code{AC_CONFIG_LINKS}), subdirectories
 to configure (see @ref{Subdirectories}, macro @code{AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS})
 are honored.
+
+The location of your @code{AC_OUTPUT} invocation is the exact point
+where configuration actions are taken: any code afterwards will be
+executed by @code{configure} once @command{config.status} was run.  If
+you want to bind actions to @command{config.status} itself
+(independently of whether @command{configure} is being run), see
address@hidden Commands, , Running Arbitrary Configuration
+Commands}.
 @end defmac
 
 Historically, the usage of @code{AC_OUTPUT} was somewhat different.