Re: config.status endless loop

2002-09-20 Thread Paul Eggert
> From: Peter Eisentraut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 18:35:51 +0200 (CEST) > > When a substitution variable FOO contains the string @FOO@, config.status > runs forever. Good catch! Isn't quoting fun? > Looking at the code, changing > > s,@FOO@,@FOO@,;t t > > to > > s,@FOO@

config.status endless loop

2002-09-20 Thread Peter Eisentraut
When a substitution variable FOO contains the string @FOO@, config.status runs forever. Example: $ cat configure.ac AC_INIT FOO='@FOO@' AC_SUBST(FOO) AC_CONFIG_FILES(Makefile) AC_OUTPUT $ cat Makefile.in FOO = @FOO@ $ ./configure configure: creating ./config.status config.status: creating Makefi

Re: set owner/group on FreeBSD

2002-09-20 Thread Eric Siegerman
On Thu, Sep 19, 2002 at 10:17:37PM -0700, Paul Eggert wrote: > > From: Bill Moseley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 19:53:57 -0700 > > > > I suppose I should know this, but what is it that's making the guid of > > files created in /tmp the guid of "wheel" (guid:0) instead of the u

Automake 1.6f available (beta for Automake 1.7)

2002-09-20 Thread Alexandre Duret-Lutz
Thanks to all people who have send patches and bug reports here is another beta for Automake 1.7. Again, please SHOUT LOUD if your package works with Automake 1.6.3 but doesn't with 1.6f. Incompatibilities are best fixed before the release. Please report any issue by mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: aclocal question (AM_ICONV)

2002-09-20 Thread Duncan Gibson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > BTW -- the reasons for all these messages is that I'm trying to > convert our (working) configure based project to use automake and > libtool. Does everyone find this a steep learning curve? ;) I've been using plain Makefiles for a long time, and I'm a great believer