Re: Why do I need both AC_INIT and AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE???

[Alexandre Duret-Lutz]

>>> "Bob" == Bob Proulx <address@hidden> writes:

 Bob> Dr. David Kirkby wrote:
 >> i.e. starting like this is okay, but there seems duplication of the
 >> package name, my email address and version number:
 >> 
 >> AC_PREREQ(2.57)
 >> AC_INIT(atlc, 4.2.12, address@hidden)
 >> AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(atlc, 4.2.12, address@hidden)

 Bob> That does not match my documentation for those macros.

 Bob> - Macro: AC_INIT (PACKAGE, VERSION, [BUG-REPORT], [TARNAME])

 Bob> `AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([OPTIONS])'
 Bob> `AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(PACKAGE, VERSION, [NO-DEFINE])'

 Bob> Do you really need to list your address specially?  If not then things
 Bob> are much simpler.  Try this instead:

 Bob> AC_INIT(configure.ac)
 Bob> AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(atlc,4.2.12)

Please no.  As the manual you quote explains, the above syntax is
being phased out.  Use the following instead.

 AC_INIT([atlc], [4.2.12], address@hidden)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE

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Alexandre Duret-Lutz