Re: GNU Automake 1.12.1 released

2012-07-09 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On 07/09/2012 12:04 PM, Jim Meyering wrote: > Stefano Lattarini wrote: > >> - - Automake generated Makefiles define once again the $(mkdir_p) make >> -variable (simple ans an alias for $(MKDIR_P)), for better backward >> -compatibility. The '@mkdir_p@' substitution is however not en

Re: GNU Automake 1.12.1 released

2012-07-09 Thread Jim Meyering
Stefano Lattarini wrote: > On 07/09/2012 11:45 AM, Stefano Lattarini wrote: >> On 07/09/2012 11:17 AM, Jim Meyering wrote: - - The long-obsolete (since automake 1.10) @mkdir_p@ configure-time -substitution and AM_PROG_MKDIR m4 macro will be removed in Automake -1.13.

Re: GNU Automake 1.12.1 released

2012-07-09 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On 07/09/2012 11:45 AM, Stefano Lattarini wrote: > On 07/09/2012 11:17 AM, Jim Meyering wrote: >>> >>> - - The long-obsolete (since automake 1.10) @mkdir_p@ configure-time >>> -substitution and AM_PROG_MKDIR m4 macro will be removed in Automake >>> -1.13. The $(mkdir_p) should still remai

Re: GNU Automake 1.12.1 released

2012-07-09 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On 07/09/2012 11:17 AM, Jim Meyering wrote: >> >> - - The long-obsolete (since automake 1.10) @mkdir_p@ configure-time >> -substitution and AM_PROG_MKDIR m4 macro will be removed in Automake >> -1.13. The $(mkdir_p) should still remain available for the moment >> -though. >> + - The

Re: GNU Automake 1.12.1 released

2012-07-09 Thread Jim Meyering
Stefano Lattarini wrote: > On 07/09/2012 09:22 AM, Jim Meyering wrote: >> >> Hi Stefano, >> >> I see that @mkdir_p@ is used in gettext's Makefile.in.in template: >> >> # We use $(mkdir_p). >> # In automake <= 1.9.x, $(mkdir_p) is defined either as "mkdir -p --" or as >> # "$(mkinstalldirs)" o

Re: GNU Automake 1.12.1 released

2012-07-09 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On 07/09/2012 09:22 AM, Jim Meyering wrote: > > Hi Stefano, > > I see that @mkdir_p@ is used in gettext's Makefile.in.in template: > > # We use $(mkdir_p). > # In automake <= 1.9.x, $(mkdir_p) is defined either as "mkdir -p --" or as > # "$(mkinstalldirs)" or as "$(install_sh) -d". For thes

Re: GNU Automake 1.12.1 released

2012-07-09 Thread Jim Meyering
Stefano Lattarini wrote: > On 07/06/2012 12:10 AM, Diego Elio Pettenò wrote: >> Il 05/07/2012 11:26, Stefano Lattarini ha scritto: >>> How so? Removal of $(mkdir_p) is only planned for Automake 1.13, that is >>> still unreleased. >> >> Ehm Stefano, that's definitely not the case, I've been hitting

Re: GNU Automake 1.12.1 released

2012-07-06 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On 07/06/2012 01:40 PM, Stefano Lattarini wrote: > On 07/06/2012 01:05 PM, Stefano Lattarini wrote: >> >> Grrr, the second patch doesn't work on systems (like NetBSD 5.1) where >> "mkdir -p" is not deemed good enough, and "install-sh -d" is used >> instead: >>[SNIP] >> Anyway, I've verified tha

Re: GNU Automake 1.12.1 released

2012-07-06 Thread Diego Elio Pettenò
Il 06/07/2012 10:26, Stefano Lattarini ha scritto: > I will soon push the attached patches to take care of the problem. > Note that they only re-introduce the $(mkdir_p) variable (because > is very easy to do so), but not the @mkdir_p@ substitution. Anyone > knows if this can create problems in pr

Re: GNU Automake 1.12.1 released

2012-07-06 Thread Diego Elio Pettenò
Il 05/07/2012 11:26, Stefano Lattarini ha scritto: > How so? Removal of $(mkdir_p) is only planned for Automake 1.13, that is > still unreleased. Ehm Stefano, that's definitely not the case, I've been hitting that issue in Gentoo in many packages. https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=automake

Re: GNU Automake 1.12.1 released

2012-07-06 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On 07/06/2012 01:10 PM, Diego Elio Pettenò wrote: > Il 06/07/2012 10:26, Stefano Lattarini ha scritto: >> I will soon push the attached patches to take care of the problem. >> Note that they only re-introduce the $(mkdir_p) variable (because >> is very easy to do so), but not the @mkdir_p@ substitu

Re: GNU Automake 1.12.1 released

2012-07-06 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On 07/06/2012 01:05 PM, Stefano Lattarini wrote: > > Grrr, the second patch doesn't work on systems (like NetBSD 5.1) where > "mkdir -p" is not deemed good enough, and "install-sh -d" is used > instead: >[SNIP] > Anyway, I've verified that this is *not* a regression (at least w.r.t > Automake 1

Re: GNU Automake 1.12.1 released

2012-07-06 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On 07/06/2012 10:26 AM, Stefano Lattarini wrote: > Hi Diego. > > On 07/06/2012 12:10 AM, Diego Elio Pettenò wrote: >> Il 05/07/2012 11:26, Stefano Lattarini ha scritto: >>> How so? Removal of $(mkdir_p) is only planned for Automake 1.13, that is >>> still unreleased. >> >> Ehm Stefano, that's def

Re: GNU Automake 1.12.1 released

2012-07-06 Thread Stefano Lattarini
Hi Diego. On 07/06/2012 12:10 AM, Diego Elio Pettenò wrote: > Il 05/07/2012 11:26, Stefano Lattarini ha scritto: >> How so? Removal of $(mkdir_p) is only planned for Automake 1.13, that is >> still unreleased. > > Ehm Stefano, that's definitely not the case, I've been hitting that > issue in Gen

Re: GNU Automake 1.12.1 released

2012-07-06 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On 07/05/2012 11:56 PM, tsuna wrote: > On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 2:26 AM, Stefano Lattarini > wrote: >> If they want to work on a project that uses the more modern Automake, they >> should upgrade then. Installing Automake from sources is not difficult nor >> time consuming. > > I agree. But the f

Re: GNU Automake 1.12.1 released

2012-07-05 Thread Miles Bader
Hmm, apologies, ... I followed up the wrong message! -miles -- Christian, n. One who follows the teachings of Christ so long as they are not inconsistent with a life of sin.

Re: GNU Automake 1.12.1 released

2012-07-05 Thread tsuna
On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 2:26 AM, Stefano Lattarini wrote: > If they want to work on a project that uses the more modern Automake, they > should upgrade then.  Installing Automake from sources is not difficult nor > time consuming. I agree. But the fact is that there are hundreds of organizations

Re: GNU Automake 1.12.1 released

2012-07-05 Thread Miles Bader
[following up my previously message] This is an earlier post I made, which analyzes the Lua string library w/r/t UTF-8: http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2012-02/msg00241.html -Miles -- Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.

Re: GNU Automake 1.12.1 released

2012-07-05 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On 07/05/2012 08:29 AM, tsuna wrote: > On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 9:50 AM, Stefano Lattarini > wrote: >> * Deprecated obsolescent features: > […] >> - The long-obsolete (since 1.10) automake-provided $(mkdir_p) make >> variable, @mkdir_p@ configure-time substitution and AM_PROG_MKDIR >> m4 m

Re: GNU Automake 1.12.1 released

2012-07-04 Thread tsuna
On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 9:50 AM, Stefano Lattarini wrote: > * Deprecated obsolescent features: […] >   - The long-obsolete (since 1.10) automake-provided $(mkdir_p) make >     variable, @mkdir_p@ configure-time substitution and AM_PROG_MKDIR >     m4 macro are deprecated, eliciting a warning in the

GNU Automake 1.12.1 released

2012-06-01 Thread Stefano Lattarini
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 We are pleased to announce the Automake 1.12.1 maintenance release. This release: - fixes few minor bugs, and some weaknesses in the Automake's own testsuite and build system; - removes and some inefficiencies in the implementation of the 'c

GNU Automake 1.12.1 released

2012-06-01 Thread Stefano Lattarini
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 We are pleased to announce the Automake 1.12.1 maintenance release. This release: - fixes few minor bugs, and some weaknesses in the Automake's own testsuite and build system; - removes and some inefficiencies in the implementation of the 'c