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Re: Should ylwap get installed by autoreconf -i?
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Tom Tromey |
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Re: Should ylwap get installed by autoreconf -i? |
Date: |
24 Sep 2002 18:12:56 -0600 |
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>>>>> "Harlan" == Harlan Stenn <address@hidden> writes:
Docs>> The `ylwrap' program is distributed with Automake. It should appear in
Docs>> the directory specified by `AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR' (*note Finding
Docs>> `configure' Input: (autoconf)Input.), or the current directory if that
Docs>> macro is not used in `configure.in'.
Harlan> What does "should" mean in that sentence?
It means that automake expects to find the file there.
However, automake also should know to copy the file there.
Harlan> I'm asking because we have discovered that (since
Harlan> automake/1.5, at least) ylwrap is not being installed by
Harlan> either "automake --add-missing" or "autoreconf --install".
Does this still happen with 1.6 and the current 1.7 prerelease?
I remember some fixes in this area between 1.5 and now.
In any case, failure to install this file is a bug.
Tom