Re: [PATCH 01/10] subdir-objects: enable unconditionally

[Stefano Lattarini]

On 05/14/2013 05:59 PM, Eric Blake wrote:
> On 05/14/2013 02:04 AM, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
>> See automake bug#13378.
>>
> 
>> @@ -10225,15 +10216,6 @@ bin_SCRIPTS = true.sh ...
>>  AM_INSTALLCHECK_STD_OPTIONS_EXEMPT = false$(EXEEXT) true.sh
>>  @end example
>>  
>> address@hidden @option{subdir-objects}
>> address@hidden Options, @option{subdir-objects}
>> address@hidden subdir-objects
>> -If this option is specified, then objects are placed into the
>> -subdirectory of the build directory corresponding to the subdirectory of
>> -the source file.  For instance, if the source file is
>> address@hidden/file.cxx}, then the output file would be
>> address@hidden/file.o}.
> 
> Even though this behavior is now the default, I strongly recommend that
> you keep the option documented, but with wording stating that the option
> now does nothing, and exists solely for compatibility with Makefile.am
> written to be portable across a range of automake versions.  Completely
> undocumenting it will cause more problems than it solves.
> 
OK.  Consider this fixed.

Thanks,
  Stefano