[ let's limit this to the automake list ] Hello Jason,
* Jason Curl wrote on Fri, Aug 10, 2007 at 08:11:07PM CEST: > Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > > > >Do you think it would be more helpful if the error were like this? > >| Makefile.am:4: conditional terminated with `endif' instead of `fi' > Looking at the patch, I can see why you've added 'fi' as a check. But > does the problem remain when an 'if' is unterminated automake would > still report an error? Yes. I kinda hoped you wouldn't ask this question. ;-) > I just didn't think it was necessary to explicitly deal with "fi" > except for those who get confused between sh and automake :). But that's a good reason, no? > But given GCC diagnostics for unterminated if's, it might be a real > nightmare to do anything other than what Ralf has graciously implemented. Exactly. I tried looking into it for a few seconds, then decided that I wouldn't be the one that makes automake gracefully complete after it has encountered an error. Cheers, Ralf
