Re: [PATCH] warnings: more precise category and message for one warning

[Stefano Lattarini]

On 01/26/2012 06:11 PM, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
> If automake detected an usage like "AC_CONFIG_FILES([./Makefile])"
> in configure.ac, it warned that such an usage was unportable to
> non-GNU make implementations.  But the truth is actually worse:
> that is actually *unportable to GNU make* itself, since it breaks
> the automatic remake rules in subtle ways.
> 
> So we now reveal this breakage in a new test case, and enhance
> the warning by giving it a more precise and correct wording, and
> by moving it from the category 'portability' to the category
> 'unsupported'.
> 
> * automake.in (scan_autoconf_config_files): Improve the warning.
> * tests/conffile-leading-dot.test: New test.
> * tests/list-of-tests.mk: Add it.
> ---
> 
> Any objection to the idea of applying this patch before 1.11.3?
> 
I've pushed a slightly improved version of the patch (little more
testsuite coverage).  See attachment.  I will merge into branch-1.11
soonish.

Regards,
  Stefano

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