Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
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.
Thank you. I did find AM_PROG_LN_S and $(LN_S) after my original post
and that is what I am currently using.
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
I also saw AC_CONFIG_LINKS but I wasn't sure it would be appropriate for
what I was trying to do. I'll have a look at it again. One other thing
is that I would like the links to be removed during a 'make clean' step,
e.g.. Do you know offhand if AC_CONFIG_LINKS will setup any rules to
remove the links?
Thanks!
