config.status --file=/path bug

[Bob Friesenhahn]

The autoconf config.status utility seems to have a bug when a full
path is specified to the target file.  The bug is that it trys to cd
to $(top_srcdir)/path in order to resolve a relative path, producing
an error message.  It is not necessary to perform the cd unless the
specified path is a relative path.  The end result is a successful
substitution, but with an error messsage.

% ./config.status 
--file=/home/bfriesen/src/graphics/GraphicsMagick/VisualMagick/installer/inc/version.isx
./config.status: cd: 
/home/bfriesen/src/graphics/GraphicsMagick//home/bfriesen/src/graphics/GraphicsMagick/VisualMagick/installer/inc:
No such file or directory
config.status: creating 
/home/bfriesen/src/graphics/GraphicsMagick/VisualMagick/installer/inc/version.isx

I noticed this problem since I encountered a reason to execute
config.status outside of configure's normal processing.

Bob
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