On 01/12/2015, Thomas Martitz <thomas.mart...@mailbox.org> wrote: > Am 01.12.2015 um 13:44 schrieb R. Diez: >> Hi Automake devs: >> >> I need to build some files outside of the build repository, and I >> cannot use option 'subdir-objects' because of an Automake bug, so I >> constantly get many warnings like this with newer Automake versions: >> >> warning: source file '$(BLAH_BLAH_DIR)/src/blah_blah.cpp' is in a >> subdirectory, >> >> The (apparent) problem with 'subdir-objects' is that ./configure >> creates a directory literally named $(whater_variable_you_used), >> instead of substituting the variable with its value. >> >> None of the work-arounds is satisfactory. For instance, I am >> developing, so I cannot disable dependency tracking. >> >> Here is an example project of mine with this problem: >> >> https://github.com/rdiez/JtagDue >> >> I am compiling vendor-specific external sources like ARM's CMSIS and >> Atmel Software Framework into an .a library and then linking it to >> many projects, and I have different sandboxes that build out-of-tree >> with different configurations. Other work-arounds like copying the >> sources to each project's directory tree would drastically slow down >> compilation times. >> >> This Automake issue has been known for years. Could someone please, >> please fix this bug? > > > IIRC the bug is fixed, but there has not been a new release since then. > And developer resources are so scarce that nobody is up to making a > release. > I think your memory is correct. The bug report is in <https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=13928> and the patch series is in <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake-patches/2015-01/msg00006.html>. Hope this can help the OP.
> Best regards > > Cheers, Alex
