Re: Weird problems on AIX 4.3.3.0 system

2001-08-04 Thread Paul Eggert
> From: Akim Demaille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 04 Aug 2001 17:04:17 +0200 > > | * m4/init.m4 (AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE): Likewise. > | * m4/missing.m4 (AM_MISSING_HAS_RUN, AM_AUX_DIR_EXPAND): Likewise. > > These are from Automake. Is it an update of Autoconf's copy, or a > patch to forward t

Re: Autoconf 2.52b released

2001-08-04 Thread Ralf Corsepius
Am 04 Aug 2001 16:55:21 +0200 schrieb Akim Demaille: > > "Ralf" == Ralf Corsepius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > hi! > > >> 1. The package layout has completely changed > > Ralf> AFAIS, aclocal still applies $PREFIX/aclocal. However, autoconf > Ralf> does not put any files into it. I.e. wh

Re: m4_warn test fails, removing autom4te.cache helps

2001-08-04 Thread akim
On Sat, Aug 04, 2001 at 12:28:43PM -0400, Pavel Roskin wrote: > > Removing autom4te.cache between autoconf invocations fixes the test, but I > believe that the actual problem is in autoconf, not in the test. Please, see the related patches in autoconf-patches. I'm not sure what to do here.

m4_warn test fails, removing autom4te.cache helps

2001-08-04 Thread Pavel Roskin
Hello! Test 13 (m4_warn) fails in the CVS version of Autoconf. It turns out that autoconf doesn't report any warnings at all until autom4te.cache is removed: $ cat >configure.ac < m4_warn([foo], [foo]) > m4_warn([bar],[bar]) > m4_warn([syntax], [syntax]) > EOF $ rm -rf autom4te.cache $ aut

Re: Weird problems on AIX 4.3.3.0 system

2001-08-04 Thread Akim Demaille
| It does seem to me that 'configure' should exit if this error is | found, as it's a serious one. Here's a proposed (and untested) patch. Thanks Paul! | * m4/init.m4 (AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE): Likewise. | * m4/missing.m4 (AM_MISSING_HAS_RUN, AM_AUX_DIR_EXPAND): Likewise. These are from

Re: Autoconf 2.52b released

2001-08-04 Thread Akim Demaille
> "Ralf" == Ralf Corsepius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: hi! >> 1. The package layout has completely changed Ralf> AFAIS, aclocal still applies $PREFIX/aclocal. However, autoconf Ralf> does not put any files into it. I.e. when installing autoconf it Ralf> does not generate a $PREFIX/aclocal d

Re: Reverse AC_CHECK_TYPE changes?

2001-08-04 Thread Akim Demaille
> "Adam" == Adam J Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Adam> 2. New AC_CHECK_TYPE format. Adam> In practice, programs use many more "fallback" type names as the Adam> second parameter to AC_CHECK_TYPE, which the new code fails to Adam> detect. The "old" format also make for much more readab

Re: Reverse AC_REQUIRE changes?

2001-08-04 Thread Akim Demaille
> "Adam" == Adam J Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Adam> I had already read the documentation that you refer to before I Adam> sent my email. What I was looking for were *reasons* for the Adam> change, Sorry, I really thought it motivated the current behavior. But more is probably neede

Re: Reverse AC_REQUIRE and AC_CHECK_TYPE changes?

2001-08-04 Thread Akim Demaille
> "Adam" == Adam J Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Adam> AC_DEFUN(REQUIRE_FOO,[AC_REQUIRE(FOO)]); AC_REQUIRE_FOO >> Why? Just run FOO. Adam> Because many of your macros generate warnings or even abort if Adam> they are called more than once and many user macros may have Adam> undesired

Re: Reverse AC_REQUIRE and AC_CHECK_TYPE changes?

2001-08-04 Thread Akim Demaille
> "Lars" == Lars J Aas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Lars> I think Adam wants a macro, lets call it Lars> "AC_ENSURE_INVOKED([MACRO])", that doesn't do dependencies Lars> between macros, but does make a dependency between having Lars> invoked the macro, and the point of the ensurance macro Lars