Jason Roscoe <jason.roscoe <at> gmail.com> writes: > > I'm new to the mailing list and only have a few days experience working > with Automake. I am wondering if a macro already exists that will link > source files from a different directory into the current one.
You can use AC_CONFIG_LINKS from Autoconf: <http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/html_node/Configuration-Links.html> <http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/html_node/Optional.html> or there is AC_PROG_LN_S, which allows you to use $(LN_S) in rules in Makefile.am. > For example, given the following directory trees: > > common/ > common/tester.c > common/tester.h > > test/ > test/Makefile.am > > Is there a macro, e.g., AM_SOURCE_SYMLINK( ../common/tester.c ), that > will create symbolic link(s) to source files residing in a separate > directory? Or, if I am looking at this the wrong way, can someone > suggest an alternate way of achieving this using the Autotools? You can use AC_CONFIG_LINKS([common/tester.c], [test/tester.c]) but can also use out-of-directory sources: check_PROGRAMS = foo foo_SOURCES = ../common/tester.c ../common/tester.h and avoid all the symlinks. Depends on your needs; the latter doesn't work well with VPATH builds and non-GNU make programs. Cheers, Ralf
