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X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 208.118.235.17 X-Spam-Score: -6.9 (------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 11:57:59 -0400 Cc: bug-automake@HIDDEN, automake@HIDDEN X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/debbugs-submit>, <mailto:debbugs-submit-request <at> debbugs.gnu.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/debbugs-submit> List-Post: <mailto:debbugs-submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org> List-Help: <mailto:debbugs-submit-request <at> debbugs.gnu.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/debbugs-submit>, <mailto:debbugs-submit-request <at> debbugs.gnu.org?subject=subscribe> Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces <at> debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces <at> debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.9 (------) On 08/17/2012 07:03 AM, Stefano Lattarini wrote: > Severity: wishlist > > [CC:ing bug-automake so that I won't forget about this issue] > > On 08/17/2012 01:04 AM, Jeff Johnston wrote: >> If a configure.ac file is edited and the following added: >> >> LT_INIT >> AC_PROG_LIBTOOL >> > I think you shouldn't add both, BTW; AC_PROG_LIBTOOL is the > obsolescent name for LT_INIT AFAIK. Ok, the lines above were part of a bug report for the Eclipse CDT autotools plug-in and I just copied it over. >> The make can fail when it tries to do an automake and ltmain.sh >> is missing. >> > Note that even "automake --add-missing" wouldn't help you here, > because the ltmain.sh is provided by Libtool, not Automake, and > installed by 'libtoolize', not by 'automake'. The end-user ended up using autoreconf -i. In that case, would it make sense for maintainer mode to run autoreconf -i? > Still, for other, similar use cases (e.g., adding AC_PROG_CC_C_O > or AM_PROG_AR to configure.ac) your request sounds valid. > >> How does one set up automake to use the --add-missing parameter >> automatically? >> > Currently, one can't. > >> It's not recognized as an option to use with AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE, >> > Well, automake could be enhanced to recognize a "add-missing" option > in AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE too. This would seem a good idea, but I need to > think about it more carefully, in case there is some a subtle reason > for the current beaviour, and against the proposed enhancement. > >> and the generated call to AUTOMAKE in the Makefile does not use >> an option variable that can be set. >> >> Should this be used by default in the Makefile when maintainer >> mode is enabled? >> > I don't understand this question, sorry. What do you refer to > with "this" here? > I meant the --add-missing option when calling automake. >> -- Jeff J. >> > Thanks, > Stefano
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X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 208.118.235.17 X-Spam-Score: -6.1 (------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit Cc: bug-automake@HIDDEN, automake@HIDDEN X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/debbugs-submit>, <mailto:debbugs-submit-request <at> debbugs.gnu.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/debbugs-submit> List-Post: <mailto:debbugs-submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org> List-Help: <mailto:debbugs-submit-request <at> debbugs.gnu.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/debbugs-submit>, <mailto:debbugs-submit-request <at> debbugs.gnu.org?subject=subscribe> Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces <at> debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces <at> debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.1 (------) Severity: wishlist [CC:ing bug-automake so that I won't forget about this issue] On 08/17/2012 01:04 AM, Jeff Johnston wrote: > If a configure.ac file is edited and the following added: > > LT_INIT > AC_PROG_LIBTOOL > I think you shouldn't add both, BTW; AC_PROG_LIBTOOL is the obsolescent name for LT_INIT AFAIK. > The make can fail when it tries to do an automake and ltmain.sh > is missing. > Note that even "automake --add-missing" wouldn't help you here, because the ltmain.sh is provided by Libtool, not Automake, and installed by 'libtoolize', not by 'automake'. Still, for other, similar use cases (e.g., adding AC_PROG_CC_C_O or AM_PROG_AR to configure.ac) your request sounds valid. > How does one set up automake to use the --add-missing parameter > automatically? > Currently, one can't. > It's not recognized as an option to use with AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE, > Well, automake could be enhanced to recognize a "add-missing" option in AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE too. This would seem a good idea, but I need to think about it more carefully, in case there is some a subtle reason for the current beaviour, and against the proposed enhancement. > and the generated call to AUTOMAKE in the Makefile does not use > an option variable that can be set. > > Should this be used by default in the Makefile when maintainer > mode is enabled? > I don't understand this question, sorry. What do you refer to with "this" here? > -- Jeff J. > Thanks, Stefano
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