bootstrapping blocksort bombs

2002-08-21 Thread Bruce Korb
The log: bootstrapping in /home/bkorb/ag/bs RUN: rm -f config.cache RUN: libtoolize --force You should add the contents of `/usr/local/share/aclocal/libtool.m4' to `aclocal.m4'. RUN: mv -f config.guess config.sub ltmain.sh cfg/. RUN: aclocal -I cfg RUN: autoheader autoheader: `config-h.in'

Re: doco hpux ia64 make trailing backslash

2002-08-21 Thread Kevin Ryde
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Proulx) writes: > > I will verify that that bug exists at least up through 10.20. Between > 10.20 and 11.0 HP changed their make program somewhat. For what it's worth we got a bug report today about it happening on a "HP-UX null B.10.20 A 9000/898". But another hpux 10.20

Re: PATCH for "make distcheck" failure

2002-08-21 Thread Bruce Korb
Richard Boulton wrote: > > :-( "Read the source, Luke" > > Hmm: that documentation is fairly unhelpful. It was last updated > 13-Feb-98: I'm guessing that was before DIST_SUBDIRS was invented. "misleading" is more than just "unhelpful", though I do understand that this is an unfunded project

Re: PATCH for "make distcheck" failure

2002-08-21 Thread Alexandre Duret-Lutz
>>> "Bruce" == Bruce Korb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] Bruce> That proposal being: Bruce> if BAR Bruce> MAYBE_BAR = bar Bruce> fi Bruce> SUBDIRS = foo $(MAYBE_BAR) Bruce> The issues are: Bruce> 1. How do you distribute "bar" when BAR is not defined? Type `make dist' and this wil

Re: PATCH for "make distcheck" failure

2002-08-21 Thread Richard Boulton
On Wed, 2002-08-21 at 19:40, Bruce Korb wrote: > Now it is clear to me. I did not understand the extra magic. > Thank you. I was relying on this: > > >It is possible to override the `SUBDIRS' variable if, > > like in the case of GNU `Inetutils', you want to only build > > a subset of the en

Re: PATCH for "make distcheck" failure

2002-08-21 Thread Bruce Korb
Richard Boulton wrote: > automake will be able to calculate the correct value for DIST_SUBDIRS by > taking all possible values for SUBDIRS. > > So: > > if BAR > MAYBE_BAR = bar > fi > SUBDIRS = foo $(MAYBE_BAR) > > DIST_SUBDIRS is automatically calculated as "foo bar" Now it is clear to me.

Re: PATCH for "make distcheck" failure

2002-08-21 Thread Richard Boulton
On Wed, 2002-08-21 at 16:28, Bruce Korb wrote: > > >> Why don't you simply use DIST_SUBDIRS? > > > Bruce> 2. Even now that I've read it, using it would mean taking over > > Bruce> an automatable chore from automake. > > > > I don't get this. Which chore should be automated? > > Maintaining

Re: PATCH for "make distcheck" failure

2002-08-21 Thread Bruce Korb
Alexandre Duret-Lutz wrote: > Bruce> SUBDIRS = @MAYBE_BAR@ > Bruce> EXTRA_DIST = @NOT_MAYBE_BAR@ > > Odd. I don't understand how you get duplicates this way. It all has to do with configuring the Makefile incorporated in the distributed subdirectory. There is no way to do it conditionally.

Re: Single question FAQ

2002-08-21 Thread Tom Tromey
> "Bruce" == Bruce Korb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Bruce> Attached are three files: I finally looked at this. It sure is a lot of machinery for a faq! Also I had to download and install autogen, since it doesn't come with my distribution. When I try to run autogen I get this: grep: .

Re: [patch] Another over zealous sanity check

2002-08-21 Thread Tom Tromey
> "Bruce" == Bruce Korb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Bruce> +## DO NOT FORGET that there may be duplicates in the source and build :-( When? Bruce> - cp -pR $$d/$$file $(distdir)$$dir || exit 1; \ Bruce> + cp -pR $$d/$$file $(distdir)$$dir || :; \ A patch like this reall

Re: GNU build system support (autoconf, automake, libtool) for NetWare

2002-08-21 Thread Tom Tromey
> "Paul" == Paul Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Paul> Does anyone know of any past, current, or future efforts to have Paul> the GNU build system (autoconf, automake, libtool) support the Paul> NetWare platform? I'm not aware of any efforts in this regard. Tom

Re: PATCH for "make distcheck" failure

2002-08-21 Thread Alexandre Duret-Lutz
>>> "Bruce" == Bruce Korb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> Why don't you simply use DIST_SUBDIRS? Bruce> 2. Even now that I've read it, using it would mean taking over Bruce> an automatable chore from automake. >> >> I don't get this. Which chore should be automated? Bruce> Maintaining

PATCH for "make distcheck" failure

2002-08-21 Thread Bruce Korb
> >> Why don't you simply use DIST_SUBDIRS? > Bruce> 2. Even now that I've read it, using it would mean taking over > Bruce> an automatable chore from automake. > > I don't get this. Which chore should be automated? Maintaining the contents of DIST_SUBDIRS. If I make an assignment to it, t

Re: PATCH + What might cause this failure?

2002-08-21 Thread Alexandre Duret-Lutz
>>> "Bruce" == Bruce Korb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] >> Why don't you simply use DIST_SUBDIRS? [...] Bruce> 2. Even now that I've read it, using it would mean taking over Bruce> an automatable chore from automake. I don't get this. Which chore should be automated? The definitio

Re: PATCH + What might cause this failure?

2002-08-21 Thread Bruce Korb
Alexandre Duret-Lutz wrote: > Bruce> Oh, PacBell seems to be eating my emails This is over now, but I'll need to resubscribe to automake > Bruce> So, here it [the patch] is: > > Where? :-) I got to writing and left off the patch. Actually, even more absent minded, I was looking at the

Re: PATCH + What might cause this failure?

2002-08-21 Thread Alexandre Duret-Lutz
>>> "Bruce" == Bruce Korb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] Bruce> Oh, PacBell seems to be eating my emails and I am likely Bruce> unsubscribed from all my email lists, so you have to reply Bruce> directly. Evidence for this is my patch. It's not in the Bruce> email archive. So, here it i