Re: not breaking "make" after m4 macros and source files changed

2011-04-03 Thread Dave Hart
[Resending, copy sent at 09:09 UTC from h...@ntp.org has not arrived in automake@ archive, though it is in bug-gnulib@ archive.] On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 08:22 UTC, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > * Bruno Haible wrote on Sat, Apr 02, 2011 at 07:08:14PM CEST: >> - A removed .h file. >> Before: configu

Re: not breaking "make" after m4 macros and source files changed

2011-04-03 Thread Dave Hart
On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 08:22 UTC, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > * Bruno Haible wrote on Sat, Apr 02, 2011 at 07:08:14PM CEST: >>   - A removed .h file. >>     Before: configure.ac depends on m4/macros.m4 that AC_SUBSTs STDIO_H to >> stdio.h. >>             lib/stdio.h is generated through lib/Makefile

Re: not breaking "make" after m4 macros and source files changed

2011-04-03 Thread Bruno Haible
Hi Ralf, Stefano, > I'll make amend by writing the new testcases, if you can wait some more > time (maybe a couple of days). Thanks. You can take this as input (I have copyright assignment on file with Automake): > - A renamed m4 macro. > Before: m4/foo.m4 defines FOO1, configure.ac depend

Re: not breaking "make" after m4 macros and source files changed

2011-04-03 Thread Stefano Lattarini
Hi Ralf, Bruno, and sorry for my previous sloppy(ish) answer. I'll make amend by writing the new testcases, if you can wait some more time (maybe a couple of days). On Sunday 03 April 2011, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > Hi Bruno, > > * Bruno Haible wrote on Sat, Apr 02, 2011 at 07:08:14PM CEST: > > O

Re: not breaking "make" after m4 macros and source files changed

2011-04-03 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
Hi Bruno, * Bruno Haible wrote on Sat, Apr 02, 2011 at 07:08:14PM CEST: > OK, let me get more constructive. For which of the following do you have > test cases in the Automake test suite already, that verify that after > "./configure" and "make" and some edits in the infrastructure, "make" > still

Re: not breaking "make" after m4 macros and source files changed

2011-04-03 Thread Stefano Lattarini
Hello Bruno, and thanks for bringing this up. On Saturday 02 April 2011, Bruno Haible wrote: > [CCing the automake list] > > Ralf Wildenhues wrote in > : > > > It's that it's unreliable. The autotools > > > don't cope automatical