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Re: [PATCH 1/2] build: Move included files to subdirectories.


From: Mathieu Lirzin
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] build: Move included files to subdirectories.
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2016 00:55:57 +0200
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address@hidden (Ludovic Courtès) writes:

> Eric Bavier <address@hidden> skribis:
>>
>> I don't prefer the "local.mk" convention.  It becomes
>> non-obvious that the file is input for Automake, and the name loses any
>> descriptive power.
>
> I have mixed feelings (notably because file names in those .mk files
> remain relative to $top_srcdir, which can be confusing and will make M-/
> useless).

I didn't know about M-/ :)

To emphasize how the file names relate to the current directory of the
‘Makefile’ snippet, we could use ‘%reldir%’ or ‘%D%’ like describe in:

  https://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/automake.html#Include

Moreover this would makes the future move/rename of directories less
troublesome.

WDYT?

-- 
Mathieu Lirzin



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