OKUJI Yoshinori writes:
> Automake requires some helper scripts such as `depcomp', but there
> is an inconsistency. The documentation tells me that they are put in
> the top directory or the source directory. However, while `depcomp' is
> required in the source directory by automake, the `Makefile.in's
> produced by automake requires that it is in the top directory. This
> can also apply to `compile', because AM_PROG_CC_C_O sets CC to
> "$(top_srcdir)/compile $CC" instead of "$(srcdir)/compile $CC".
>
> So my question is which directory you wanted to use for them
> actually. As far as I see, there is no reason that they should exist
> in all source directories, so I think they should be put into the top
> directory.
>
> Thanks,
> Okuji
I think they should be in AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(), that way the maintainer
can chose where they go.
Regards,
Alex.
