>>>>> "Geoffrey" == Geoffrey Wossum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Geoffrey> I was thinking about this, and I considered another
Geoffrey> possibility. autopkg would scan the Makefile.am to build a
Geoffrey> basic specfile, which the developer could then add pre/post
Geoffrey> install scripts and so forth. This would be analogous to
Geoffrey> autoscan producing a basic configure.in that the developer
Geoffrey> then customizes.
Unfortunately, I don't think it is that easy.
First, Makefile.am contents can be conditional on the particular
configuration. That is why you really want to deal with the
post-configuration package (using `make') and not Makefile.am.
Second, the more complex post-install scripts are generated by
automake itself. For instance, take a look at the hair required to
install an info page. It would be a pain for developers to have to
insert this code by hand (if they even know it exists).
Tom
