See http://sources.redhat.com/ml/automake/2001-03/msg00162.html
unfortunately, the code is a bit stale now, due to all the recent work on
automake. however, same concept still applies.
cheers,
edward
----- Original Message -----
From: "Akim Demaille" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Robert Boehne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: Conditionals in CVS Automake
> >>>>> "Robert" == Robert Boehne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Robert> @BINARY_HELLDL_TRUE@am_helldl_OBJECTS = dlmain.$(OBJEXT)
> Robert> helldl_OBJECTS = $(am_helldl_OBJECTS)
>
> Robert> If @BINARY_HELLDL_TRUE@ is expanded to "#" then there is no
> Robert> definition for $(am_helldl_OBJECTS), but it is used throughout
> Robert> Makefile.in. Does any of this set off alarm bells?
>
> Thanks for tracking, unfortunately, I have no idea... I'm trying to
> set up a small test case to include in the Automake test suite, but
> I'm not sure what/how to write it. Let's try and compare our results :)
>
> Smallness is a virtue here!