Re: AM_SUBST_IGNORE = AC_SUBST without Makefile variable definition

[Ralf Wildenhues]

Hi Stepan,

* Stepan Kasal wrote on Tue, Oct 18, 2005 at 12:55:38PM CEST:
> On Mon, Oct 17, 2005 at 10:44:27PM +0200, Alexandre Duret-Lutz wrote:
>
> > Occasionally we want to disable automatic variable definitions
> > I had been considering adding such a feature since Autoconf introduced
> > multiline AC_SUBSTitutions.
> 
> I have another solution for the problem of multiline substitutions in my
> mind; I hope I'll post a proposal soon.
> 
> Please hold back the AM_SUBST_IGNORE until multiline substitutions in
> Automake are solved.

I don't see why the solution to the problem of not substituting certain
variables is dependent on the problem of how to handle multiline
substitutions?  Could you be bothered to explain?

Thanks,
Ralf