On Tue, 10 Jan 2006, Ralf Corsepius wrote:
> On Tue, 2006-01-10 at 12:16 -0600, Matt Hull wrote: > > > On Mon, 2006-01-09 at 15:30 -0600, Matt Hull wrote: > > > > > > > makefile.am : > > > > ------------- > > > > bin_PROGRAMS = mine > > > > mine_SOURCES = src/main.c > > > > > > > > if WITH_GTK1 > > > > mine_sources += src/gtk2/gtk1.c src/gtk2/gtk1.h > > > > endif > > > > > > > > DIST_SUBDIRS = src src/gtk1 src/gtk2 > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~/mine-0.0.9 $ aclocal -I aclocal.include/ && > > > > autoheader && autoconf && automake && ./configure && make > > > > automake: makefile.am: not supported: source file `src/main.c' is in > > > > subdirectory > > > > > > > not sure what is wrong > > > Which version of automake are you using? The error indicates you might > > > be using an outdated version (current is 1.9.6). > > > i am also testing on an older system that cannot be upgraded, how would i > > write a toplevel make file for that ? > > This feature is only supported in newer automakes (IIRC, since 1.9). It > doesn't work with older versions of automake. > > Ralf > > my old test system is: autoconf version 2.13 automake version 1.4 not my primary computer, just a test one. can not be upgraded. so... i suppose i have to use the recursive make files then. i was trying too get that working so i could get this going... and i am getting an undefined reference to gtk1. make dist was working at one point, now that fails. i think i tired to much stuff that i found on google.. get lost with this. here is the source for my demo if you want to look at that. icarus.cc.uic.edu/~mhull1/mydemo.tar.gz thanks matt