Hello Bruno,
Apologies for the delay.
* Bruno Haible wrote on Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 10:51:36PM CEST:
>
> > | The contents of this variable are passed to every compilation that
> > | invokes the C preprocessor; it is a list of arguments to the
> > | preprocessor. For instance, `-I' and `-D' options should be
> > | listed here.
> > |
> > | Automake already provides some `-I' options automatically.
>
> It will be less prone to misunderstandings if you change that last sentence to
>
> "Automake already provides some `-I' options automatically, in a
> separate variable that is also passed to every compilation that
> invokes the C preprocessor."
Good idea! I've applied this:
Cheers,
Ralf
2007-10-29 Bruno Haible <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* doc/automake.texi (Program variables): Clarify that
Automake does not put DEFAULT_INCLUDES in AM_CPPFLAGS, but
passes it directly to compilation commands.
diff --git a/doc/automake.texi b/doc/automake.texi
index 3b5dc2d..e720d84 100644
--- a/doc/automake.texi
+++ b/doc/automake.texi
@@ -5745,12 +5745,13 @@ The contents of this variable are passed to every
compilation that invokes
the C preprocessor; it is a list of arguments to the preprocessor. For
instance, @option{-I} and @option{-D} options should be listed here.
-Automake already provides some @option{-I} options automatically. In
-particular it generates @samp{-I$(srcdir)}, @samp{-I.}, and a
[EMAIL PROTECTED] pointing to the directory holding @file{config.h} (if
-you've used @code{AC_CONFIG_HEADERS} or @code{AM_CONFIG_HEADER}). You
-can disable the default @option{-I} options using the
[EMAIL PROTECTED] option.
+Automake already provides some @option{-I} options automatically, in a
+separate variable that is also passed to every compilation that invokes
+the C preprocessor. In particular it generates @samp{-I$(srcdir)},
[EMAIL PROTECTED], and a @option{-I} pointing to the directory holding
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (if you've used @code{AC_CONFIG_HEADERS} or
[EMAIL PROTECTED]). You can disable the default @option{-I}
+options using the @option{nostdinc} option.
@code{AM_CPPFLAGS} is ignored in preference to a per-executable (or
per-library) @code{_CPPFLAGS} variable if it is defined.
