Re: /usr/share/automake-1.6

[Artur Kedzierski]

        It is all clear now. Thank you for the explanation!

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On 2 Sep 2002, Alexandre Duret-Lutz wrote:

> >>> "Artur" == Artur Kedzierski <address@hidden> writes:
>
>  Artur> Hi,
>
>  Artur> Is there a reasone why Automake 1.6 creates a directory
>  Artur> /usr/share/automake-1.6
>
> Yep, see the "API versioning" section of the documentation.
>
>  Artur> instead of using /usr/share/automake/ ?
>
> I guess you meant /usr/share/aclocal-1.6/ and /usr/share/aclocal/.
>
> aclocal uses *both* directories.
>
>  Artur> Many software packages install m4 macros into
>  Artur> /usr/share/automake/.
>
> Third party packages should install their macros in $(datadir)/aclocal/.
> See also `aclocal --print-ac-dir`.
>
>  Artur> Will these macros be used by automake 1.6 or they will
>  Artur> be ignored because they are not in automake-1.6?
>
> They will be used.  $(datadir)/aclocal-1.6/ is a private directory,
> don't put anything in it.
>
> In short: don't change the place exising packages install their macros.
> --
> Alexandre Duret-Lutz
>