--- "Lars J. Aas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 11, 2000 at 06:18:59AM -0700, Earnie Boyd wrote:
> : --- "Lars J. Aas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> : > I've started using AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(aux) and stow away files into aux/.
> :
> : PORTABILITY Issue: aux should not be used as a directory, filename or
> filename
> : part (i.e. aux, aux.foo or foo.aux) as it is treated as a device by DOS and
> : WIN32. If the directory/file gets created it's almost impossible to get
> rid of
> : and is unusable.
>
> BTW, it might be a good idea to document this with AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR in the
> Autoconf documentation? It's not like I went crazy when I chose the name for
> the directory :)
Yes, it should be documented. No, you weren't crazy. No, this info didn't
address your real problem. However, I mentioned it because it is an issue and
since you indirectly brought it up I thought I give warning.
It's a nuisance when the configure script doesn't work just because of a
filename that isn't useable by the system.
Cheers,
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