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Re: Small autoreconf patch
From: |
Derek R. Price |
Subject: |
Re: Small autoreconf patch |
Date: |
Mon, 12 Feb 2001 10:42:34 -0500 |
Tim Van Holder wrote:
> >> > * remake-hdr.am (@STAMP@): Use .T as suffix for the
> >> > temporary file.
> >>
> >> You should probably patch autoconf's autoreconf too.
> >
> > > What part would need patching?
> >
> > The one that choose stamp file names like those created by automake.
>
> Right - I hadn't noticed this:
>
> stamp_num=`test "$tcount" -gt 1 && echo "$tcount"`
> stamp=$template_dir/stamp-h$stamp_num.in
>
> once tcount becomes larger than 9, there are potential problems.
>
> Now:
> a) how likely is it that tcount becomes 10 or more?
When AM_CONFIG_HEADER is called on more than 9 headers.
> b) what impact does using a different name (e.g. st-h-$stamp.in)
> have?
Jut namespace impact and aestetic concerns, I believe, but you may want
to hear from someone else on this one.
Derek
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Re: Patch 3 of 4: Avoid 8+3 filename trouble, Tom Tromey, 2001/02/12