Am Don, 2002-01-31 um 02.21 schrieb Tom Tromey: > >>>>> "Akim" == Akim Demaille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Ralf> If using the new AC_INIT and AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE syntax, PACKAGE > Ralf> gets translated to lower case letters. - Why this change? > > Akim> Because that's the case for most packages. > > I think the underlying question is, why does autoconf make this change > at all? Why not let the user write what he intends, and then just > respect it? Right, that's the point and it applies to both PACKAGE and PACKAGE_TARNAME (rsp. automake's "make dist").
IMO, it's not autoconf's task nor right to lowercase anything non-internal, esp. not PACKAGE, because this had been _clearly_ documented as not being touched by automake. > I confess I don't understand the rationale here. Neither do I. Ralf
