Re: problem to use autoconf/automake

[Ralf Wildenhues]

* Nicolas Haller wrote on Tue, Apr 26, 2005 at 10:00:50AM CEST:
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2005 at 07:48:57AM +0200, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> 
> > Well, put
> >   SUBDIRS = whatever_dirs_live_under_src
> > into src/Makefile.am.  Don't forget to mention all to-be-generated
> > Makefiles in the AC_CONFIG_FILES macro in configure.ac.
> 
> > > I had only .cc and .hh files, and no program or
> > > librairies to make, so I don't know what to write into Makefile.am. So
> > > what can I do if I want to have makefile in all subdirectories?
> 
> > Above should make it all clear.  Otherwise, please be more specific.
> 
> It's clear, I put SUBDIRS line in my src/Makefile.am and modify
> configure.ac but, it doesn't work. When I launch automake, he said he
> has not found file src/interface/Makefile.in (this message for all
> subdirs of src/).

What?  automake looks for .am files, not .in files.  configure (to be
more precise: config.status) looks for .in files.

> If I understand, Makefile.in are generated with informations enclosed in
> Makefile.am. But I have no Makefile.am in subdirs of src/. I have only
> sources files (.hh and .cc), and nothing to do with these (but object
> file to build the program define in src/Makefile.am).

Well, if you don't need any more Makefile.am files in subdirectories of
src/, then don't specify SUBDIRS.  Please read
  info Automake Subdirectories

> So, what can I do, can I create empty Makefile.am in all subdirs of src/
> or must I do anything else?

Either that, or just don't mention the directories in SUBDIRS.
I don't know why you wanted them there in the first place(?).

Regards,
Ralf