Re: configure cd'ing to home

2010-07-26 Thread Eric Blake
[adding bug-automake] On 07/23/2010 05:31 PM, Sam Silla wrote: > Hi, > > I'm getting the following error: > > cd && /bin/sh ./config.status Makefile > /bin/sh: ./config.status: No such file or directory > > It seems the configure file is changing directories to home, which isn't > correct. Any i

Re: configure cd'ing to home

2010-07-26 Thread Eric Blake
On 07/26/2010 07:40 AM, Eric Blake wrote: > cd '$(top_builddir)' && ... > > since "cd" will succeed but "cd ''" will fail, but that still doesn't > explain the root cause for $(top_builddir) not expanding correctly. Scratch that - bash 4.1, zsh, and dash all share the same bug: $ bash -c 'cd ""'

Re: configure cd'ing to home

2010-07-26 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
Hi Sam, * Sam Silla wrote on Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 01:31:27AM CEST: > I'm getting the following error: > > cd && /bin/sh ./config.status Makefile > /bin/sh: ./config.status: No such file or directory > > It seems the configure file is changing directories to home, which isn't > correct. Any ide

Autotools book published

2010-07-26 Thread John Calcote
Hi all. Just a quick note to let you all know that my Autotools book has been published (finally!) by No Starch Press: http://nostarch.com/autotools.htm I apologize in advance for the apparent self-promoting tone of this message but I know there are folks out there interested in hearing abo

Re: Autotools book published

2010-07-26 Thread Russell Shaw
John Calcote wrote: Hi all. Just a quick note to let you all know that my Autotools book has been published (finally!) by No Starch Press: http://nostarch.com/autotools.htm I apologize in advance for the apparent self-promoting tone of this message but I know there are folks out there int