Re: testsuite: distributed depending on non-distributed

[Ralf Wildenhues]

Hello Eric,

* Eric Blake wrote on Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 12:26:53PM CEST:
>
> > -m4:input.m4:6: Warning: dumpdef: undefined macro `test'
> > +/tmp/m4/build/src/.libs/lt-m4:input.m4:6: Warning: dumpdef: undefined 
> > macro `test'
> 
> Would it be worth it if libtool were to check if the shell's exec supports
> the -a option, and if so, use that feature within the libtool wrapper so
> that the invoked program is given the same argv[0] as the libtool wrapper
> rather than an absolute path which exposes the different executable name
> for uninstalled binaries?

I've had that thought before.  One downside is that many developers
may not be exposed to the problem at all, so may not notice the issue
and the need to work around it for systems with less capable shells.

It's a close call.  A portable solution would certainly be preferable.

Cheers,
Ralf