Re: Targets using automake

2000-11-03 Thread Akim Demaille
> "Derek" == Derek R Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Derek> Akim Demaille wrote: >> What's wrong with the `missing' approach? Derek> I ran automake the first time without the '--add-missing' Derek> argument so when it told me it wouldn't run because "AUTHORS" Derek> and "missing" weren't p

Re: Targets using automake

2000-11-03 Thread Akim Demaille
> "Derek" == Derek R Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Derek> What's the 'missing' approach? When autoconf or automake is not found, the script `missing' is then used, and touches the products. ~/src/am % ./missing --help nostromo 17:21 ./missing [OPTION

Re: Targets using automake

2000-11-03 Thread Derek R. Price
Akim Demaille wrote: > What's wrong with the `missing' approach? I ran automake the first time without the '--add-missing' argument so when it told me it wouldn't run because "AUTHORS" and "missing" weren't present I simply touched the files in expectation of figuring out what GNU wanted of me l

Re: Targets using automake

2000-11-03 Thread Derek R. Price
Akim Demaille wrote: > What's wrong with the `missing' approach? What version of Automake > are you using? I'm using CVS Automake for my package, and never found > such problem. Oh, Version 1.4. And what's 'CVS Automake' as opposed to automake? Derek -- Derek Price CVS

Re: Targets using automake

2000-11-03 Thread Derek R. Price
"Lars J. Aas" wrote: > : And I'm totally against AM_MAINTAINER_MODE :) > > I always use it. I want every invokation of autoconf and automake to > be explicit on my behalf. I even hate it when config.status goes into > recheck mode. I'm happy enough with them running automatically when the tool

Re: Targets using automake

2000-11-03 Thread Derek R. Price
Paul Berrevoets wrote: > This should already be taken care of by the macro AM_MAINTAINER_MODE. If you use: > ./configure --enable-maintainer-mode > then the autoconf/automake targets are enabled. They should be disabled by default. Doesn't it make more sense to enable/disable the targets bas

Re: Targets using automake

2000-11-03 Thread Lars J. Aas
On Fri, Nov 03, 2000 at 04:49:23PM +0100, Akim Demaille wrote: : > "Derek" == Derek R Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: : Derek> This could be a very useful tool but without this feature I : Derek> cannot use it in good conscience. : : What's wrong with the `missing' approach? What version o

Re: Targets using automake

2000-11-03 Thread Derek R. Price
Akim Demaille wrote: > > "Derek" == Derek R Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Derek> This could be a very useful tool but without this feature I > Derek> cannot use it in good conscience. > > What's wrong with the `missing' approach? What version of Automake > are you using? I'm using C

Re: Targets using automake

2000-11-03 Thread Akim Demaille
> "Derek" == Derek R Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Derek> This could be a very useful tool but without this feature I Derek> cannot use it in good conscience. What's wrong with the `missing' approach? What version of Automake are you using? I'm using CVS Automake for my package, and ne

Re: Targets using automake

2000-11-03 Thread Paul Berrevoets
This should already be taken care of by the macro AM_MAINTAINER_MODE. If you use: ./configure --enable-maintainer-mode then the autoconf/automake targets are enabled. They should be disabled by default. -- Paul "Derek R. Price" wrote: > This same applies to targets using autoconf & autoheade

Re: Targets using automake

2000-11-03 Thread Derek R. Price
This same applies to targets using autoconf & autoheader. Derek -- Derek Price CVS Solutions Architect ( http://CVSHome.org ) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] OpenAvenue ( http://OpenAvenue.com ) -- A burp is not an answer. A burp is not an answer. A burp is not an answer...