Re: config.rpath missing

[Ralf Wildenhues]

[ This is
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake-patches/2006-05/msg00081.html ]

Hello bug-gettext readers,

* Stepan Kasal wrote on Tue, May 23, 2006 at 01:09:09PM CEST:
>   I have installed current CVS version of Autoconf, and have run
> Automake's "make check".  The following tests failed, because
> automake wasn't able to --add-missing config.rpath:
>     gettext.test gettext2.test subcond.test
> 
> When I installed config.rpath to automake/lib, all three test
> passed.
> 
> I suggest to add config.rpath to the files distributed by Automake,
> see the attached patch.  (After applying, please run "make fetch" and
> cvs add lib/config.rpath, and then commit.)

The Autoconf macros provided by gettext now require the file
`config.rpath' by using AC_REQUIRE_AUX_FILE.  One way to satisfy this
requirement would be to have it distributed with Automake, then
  automake --add-missing

would install it if not present.  However, as I read it, `gettextize'
also installs these files.  Should Automake still add config.rpath, as
suggested in Stepan's patch, or do you foresee any incompatibilites this
way?

FWIW, there is another proposed patch to fix these test failures:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake-patches/2006-05/msg00034.html
further, ltmain.sh from CVS HEAD Libtool is also listed in
AC_REQUIRE_AUX_FILE and is not (and should not!) be distributed by
Automake.

Cheers, and thanks,
Ralf

> 2006-05-23  Stepan Kasal  <address@hidden>
> 
>       * Makefile.am (FETCHFILES): Add config.rpath.
>       (fetch): Likewise, and let make fail if any of the wget calls
>       fails.
>       (WGETSGO): Update the URL.
>       * lib/Makefile.am (dist_script_DATA): Add config.rpath.