Re: test setup advice

2006-03-27 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
Hi Tom, * tom fogal wrote on Mon, Mar 27, 2006 at 11:17:51PM CEST: > > I'm writing a C++ project which I currently have just under 30 > automake-based tests (e.g. check_PROGRAMS, TESTS) created. The > structure of my build system is that all of my source files for the > program (under /src) buil

test setup advice

2006-03-27 Thread tom fogal
I'm looking for advice on how to structure a build system using automake. I'm writing a C++ project which I currently have just under 30 automake-based tests (e.g. check_PROGRAMS, TESTS) created. The structure of my build system is that all of my source files for the program (under /src) build a

Re: BUILT_SOURCES: dependencies not copied to build_dir

2006-03-27 Thread tom fogal
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Michael Biebl writes: >ngcs_marshal.c: ngcs_marshal.ngci idef.py >$(srcdir)/idef.py ngcs_marshal > >ngcs_marshal.h: ngcs_marshal.ngci idef.py >$(srcdir)/idef.py ngcs_marshal Not sure if it will work, but perhaps you could just use the .ngci file without copying

[SOLVED] Re: problem with flex scanner && `make dist'

2006-03-27 Thread tom fogal
Very delayed, but I'm replying to my own mail. Figured I should note the solution for completeness. As per usual, it was a PEBKAC. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Alexandre Duret-Lutz writes: "tf" == tom fogal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> > tf> Unfortunately this seems to cause problems when I make d

Re: comment handling in aclocal ... bug or feature ?

2006-03-27 Thread Alexandre Duret-Lutz
>>> "MF" == Mike Frysinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: MF> we hit a bunch of bugs in Gentoo because the dgs package installs a MF> path_dps.m4 file with a ton of helpful comments explaining how to use it ... MF> one such snippet looks like: MF> dnl [2] Put follwoing codes in the acinclud

Re: Partial linking with _RELOCATABLES - Proposed enhancement

2006-03-27 Thread Alexandre Duret-Lutz
(I haven't read the patch yet.) >>> "MA" == Marc Alff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] MA> A typical "partial link" or "relocatable (-r)" command is : MA> ld -r -o glued.o part1.o part2.o ... partn.o I didn't know "ld -r". How portable is it? MA> As a result, a build chain can be longer

Re: libdir on x86_64

2006-03-27 Thread Thomas Dickey
On Thu, 23 Mar 2006, Bob Proulx wrote: Ralf Wildenhues wrote: * Guillaume Rousse wrote: Am i supposed to manually set libdir according to build host to get compliance with such constraint ? Yes, you can specify --libdir at configure time. Note for system ... And note that not all systems

Re: BUILT_SOURCES: dependencies not copied to build_dir

2006-03-27 Thread Michael Biebl
I forgot to add that I'm not subscribed to the list so please CC on replies. Cheers, Michael -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth? signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

BUILT_SOURCES: dependencies not copied to build_dir

2006-03-27 Thread Michael Biebl
Hi all, I have the following snippet in one of my Makefile.amS: plugin_LTLIBRARIES = libngcs.la libngcs_la_SOURCES = \ initng_ngcs.c \ initng_ngcs.h \ initng_ngcs_cmds.c \ initng_ngcs_cmds.h \ ngcs_common.h \

RE: Way to generate header files automatically

2006-03-27 Thread Jeff Safier
Actually since I emailed I changed my INCLUDES=, and it seems to work Thanks -Original Message- From: Ralf Wildenhues [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 11:04 AM To: Jeff Safier Cc: automake@gnu.org Subject: Re: Way to generate header files automatically Hi Jeff,

RE: Way to generate header files automatically

2006-03-27 Thread Jeff Safier
Thanks for your answers. It seems automake does handle this automattically, however we have a situation where the header files are in a didfferent directory tree then the shource code. For that dependency tracking is not working. Unless my INCLUDES= macro in my Makefile.am is incorrect, im not

suggestions for bug #486

2006-03-27 Thread Dan McMahill
Anyone else run into problems like the one described in #486? Short summary is if you have texinfo documentation where the .info file gets out of date because of additional files used in the texinfo sources that 'distcheck' fails because the target tries to write to the (write protected) sourc

Re: Way to generate header files automatically

2006-03-27 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
Hi Jeff, * Jeff Safier wrote on Mon, Mar 27, 2006 at 05:58:31PM CEST: > Thanks for your answers. It seems automake does handle this > automattically, however we have a situation where the header files are > in a didfferent directory tree then the shource code. For that > dependency tracking is n