Re: Removing the non trace based code

[Akim Demaille]

>>>>> "adl" == Alexandre Duret-Lutz <address@hidden> writes:

>>>> "Akim" == Akim Demaille <address@hidden> writes:
Akim> I am willing to remove the non trace based code from Automake.
Akim> Is there any body would fear this?

Akim> There is one single issue: people who still use LIBOBJ
Akim> assignments instead of AC_LIBOBJ will have bad surprises.  But
Akim> this is a task for Autoconf, not for Automake.

adl> Do you mean you want to warn about user LIBOBJS assignments in
adl> Autoconf (say by using some special comment after the assignment
adl> and grepping the configure output for assignments that don't have
adl> it) and require this new version of Autoconf from Automake?  

I plan to have all the occurrences of LIBOBJ from Autoconf rewritten
as LIB@&address@hidden, and m4_pattern_forbid ^LIBOBJ$ (with a specific
message).  The only problem I see are the places where LIBOBJ is
*read*, such as in the traditional LTLIBOBJ declaration.

adl> Or do you simply want to put a big warning in the NEWS?

Indeed.

adl> Something else?  

Ideas are welcome.

adl> (BTW does autoupdate handles this?)

Nope.  And it cannot :(