>>>>> "Tim" == Tim Van Holder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Tim> I need to conditionally (based on a --with configure option)
Tim> add a fairly large number (~50) of sources to foo_SOURCES.
What version of automake are you using?
Tim> OPTIONAL=
Tim> if MYCONDITIONAL
Tim> OPTIONAL = lotsasource.c lotsayacc.y
Tim> endif
Yeah, this one probably won't work for now. Try removing the initial
`OPTIONAL='. Maybe that will work.
This is confusing, I agree. We have most of the machinery to fix
this, but we haven't done the last parts yet.
Tim> if MYCONDITIONAL
Tim> OPTIONAL = lotsasource.c lotsayacc.y
Tim> else
Tim> OPTIONAL=
Tim> endif
Tim> foo_SOURCES = $(REGULAR) $(OPTIONAL)
This ought to work.
I wrote a test case to try it, and the test case passed.
Tim> OPTIONAL = lotsasource.c lotsayacc.y
Tim> if MYCONDITIONAL
Tim> foo_SOURCES = $(REGULAR) $(OPTIONAL)
Tim> else
Tim> foo_SOURCES = $(REGULAR)
Tim> endif
This also ought to work.
I modified my test case for the first one to look like this, and tried
it again. Again it worked.
In both cases I'm using the cvs automake.
Tim> What is the proper way of handling such a situation?
Tim> (If it's in the manual, please point me to the correct
Tim> chapter; a cursory examination revealed nothing much).
The manual is in a state of flux. I'll add a note to make sure
something about this ends up in the manual.
Tom
