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Re: Handling of extra macros
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Ross Boylan |
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Re: Handling of extra macros |
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Thu, 01 Dec 2005 13:10:21 -0800 |
On Thu, 2005-12-01 at 21:38 +0100, Alexandre Duret-Lutz wrote:
> >>> "RB" == Ross Boylan <address@hidden> writes:
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> RB> 5. The autoconf manual has no index entry for aclocal. There is one for
> RB> aclocal.m4, and the text refers to aclocal. Is aclocal deprecated?
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> aclocal is part of Automake, not autoconf. The Automake manual
> documents aclocal and explains how to handle local macros properly.
Thank you. For the record, the file "acinclude.m4" is automatically
included.
It seems odd that a routine part of using autoconf requires automake. I
realize technically aclocal is not required to use autoconf, but my
understanding is that it's use is routine.