Re: Fwd: [Bug 347095] installing m4 macros that break random packages

2010-12-07 Thread Mike Frysinger
On Tuesday, December 07, 2010 13:56:35 Bruce Korb wrote: > Thank you. automake list folks -- the main question is > "Why are .m4 files being installed and how can I prevent it?" because your top level Makefile.am is using: aclocal_DATA = ... when i think you should be using: noinst_DATA = ... (ob

RE: recursive make variables coming to POSIX

2010-12-07 Thread Schwarz, Konrad
> Meanwhile, this may work as an appropriate wording that still > permits IRIX behavior, by stating that recursive expansion is > only specified for parenthesized variables that are not one > of the five internal macros (@, %, ?, <, *), and only when > nested with () or {}: > > Change line 958

Re: recursive make variables coming to POSIX

2010-12-07 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
* Bruce Korb wrote on Tue, Dec 07, 2010 at 08:36:16PM CET: > On 12/07/10 01:54, Schwarz, Konrad wrote: > > $($...@_flags) is a very useful, as it allows target-specific > > flags. > > For all targets whose name conforms to make macro name requirements. Right. But since period is allowed, only hy

Re: recursive make variables coming to POSIX

2010-12-07 Thread Bruce Korb
On 12/07/10 01:54, Schwarz, Konrad wrote: >> as well as listing in the rationale examples such as $($(@)_FLAGS) and >> $(V$O) that are unspecified. > > $($...@_flags) is a very useful, as it allows target-specific > flags. For all targets whose name conforms to make macro name requirements. It w

Re: Fwd: [Bug 347095] installing m4 macros that break random packages

2010-12-07 Thread Bruce Korb
Hi Eric, Thank you. automake list folks -- the main question is "Why are .m4 files being installed and how can I prevent it?" >> Original Message >> > Subject: [Bug 347095] sys-devel/autogen installs colliding \ >> > m4 macros which break random packages >> > >> > Clear-Text: h