Re: How to install "config.h"

2000-10-31 Thread Bob Friesenhahn
On Tue, 31 Oct 2000, Simon Richter wrote: > On Mon, 30 Oct 2000, Bob Friesenhahn wrote: > > > If we should not be installing config.h files, then it would be > > beneficial for Automake (or Autoconf) to support an automated way to > > provide the benefits of config.h, but in a better form. > >

Re: making pre-build headers

2000-10-31 Thread Bruce Korb
"John W. Eaton" wrote: > > On 31-Oct-2000, Bruce Korb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > | It is ugly. Especially... > > Isn't that what the move-if-change script is for? Its a nice try at the problem, but it doesn't work, for the reason you noted. The move-if-change saves the timestamp update s

Re: making pre-build headers

2000-10-31 Thread John W. Eaton
On 31-Oct-2000, Bruce Korb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | It is ugly. Especially | when the automated dependencies come along and decide | that your objects depend on mumble.h and mumble.h depends | on your sources and you modified your sources, so it | must be time to regenerate the mumble.h and

Re: making pre-build headers

2000-10-31 Thread Bruce Korb
Paul Martinolich wrote: > > I am using automake/autoconf and am in a situation in which I need > to use a program to generate a header file using a template file > before I can compile the program. Has anyone encountered a similiar > situation? What is the best way to accomplish this? Suggesti

making pre-build headers

2000-10-31 Thread Paul Martinolich
I am using automake/autoconf and am in a situation in which I need to use a program to generate a header file using a template file before I can compile the program. Has anyone encountered a similiar situation? What is the best way to accomplish this? Suggestions. Thanks, Paul

Re: How to install "config.h"

2000-10-31 Thread Lars J. Aas
On Mon, Oct 30, 2000 at 07:41:21PM -0600, Bob Friesenhahn wrote: : If we should not be installing config.h files, then it would be : beneficial for Automake (or Autoconf) to support an automated way to : provide the benefits of config.h, but in a better form. You can use the generated config.stat

Re: How to install "config.h"

2000-10-31 Thread Simon Richter
On Mon, 30 Oct 2000, Bob Friesenhahn wrote: > If we should not be installing config.h files, then it would be > beneficial for Automake (or Autoconf) to support an automated way to > provide the benefits of config.h, but in a better form. How about the bin/-config approach: configure creates a s