Re: [PATCH] Support AC_CONFIG_LIBOBJ_DIR (fixes PR/401)

2005-04-25 Thread Gary V. Vaughan
Salut Alexandre, Thanks for the feedback: Alexandre Duret-Lutz wrote: * LIBOBJDIR seems worthy to document from the Autoconf user perspective. Non-automake might also benefit from this; and we should avoid using undocumented interfaces in Automake. Okay, I've added that to the attached

Re: [PATCH] Support AC_CONFIG_LIBOBJ_DIR (fixes PR/401)

2005-04-25 Thread Alexandre Duret-Lutz
Hi Gary, Thanks for all the work. I'm only commenting on the Autoconf part, here. I'll complete the Automake part after this is one is in. Gary == Gary V Vaughan [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [...] * Autoconf needs to be adjusted to reflect the fact that Automake scans a new macro. See the

possibly undefined macro: jm_AC_PREREQ_XSTRTOIMAX

2005-04-25 Thread Bruce Korb
Hi all, sharutils contains a file named, m4/xstrtoimax.m4 and autoreconf is invoked thus: autoreconf --force --install --include=m4 -Wall configure.ac contains a line: jm_AC_PREREQ_XSTRTOIMAX, and so does the resulting configure file, yielding the error message: configure.ac:98: error:

[GNU Autoconf 2.59] testsuite: 2 3 6 7 9 12 13 14 31 failed

2005-04-25 Thread Nirmal Vuppuluri
I tried installing autoconf on a Solaris 8 SPARC machine. I'm not sure what information you need to figure this out. But, I'm willing to answer any and all questions you have about the machine. Thanks, Nirmal.

Re: possibly undefined macro: jm_AC_PREREQ_XSTRTOIMAX

2005-04-25 Thread Alexandre Duret-Lutz
On Sun, Apr 24, 2005 at 12:29:46PM -0700, Bruce Korb wrote: Hi all, sharutils contains a file named, m4/xstrtoimax.m4 and autoreconf is invoked thus: autoreconf --force --install --include=m4 -Wall http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autoconf/2005-02/msg2.html

problem to use autoconf/automake

2005-04-25 Thread Nicolas Haller
Good day, I am writing a program in C++ and I want to use autotools to help me to build my program. But I have a problem but I don't know if it's an automake or an autoconf problem. I have organized my working directory in some subdirectory. It's look like this: RSA | \build |Makefile.am

Re: problem to use autoconf/automake

2005-04-25 Thread Stepan Kasal
Hi, On Mon, Apr 25, 2005 at 08:43:40PM +0200, Nicolas Haller wrote: But I have a problem but I don't know if it's an automake or an autoconf problem. ... So I want all object file and program in build directory it's a natural requirement. And you are right, this question ocuppies both the

Re: problem to use autoconf/automake

2005-04-25 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
Hi Nicolas, * Nicolas Haller wrote on Mon, Apr 25, 2005 at 08:43:40PM CEST: I am writing a program in C++ and I want to use autotools to help me to build my program. I have organized my working directory in some subdirectory. It's look like this: Don't do it like this. Don't have a build

Re: problem to use autoconf/automake

2005-04-25 Thread Nicolas Haller
On Mon, Apr 25, 2005 at 10:45:56PM +0200, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: Hi Nicolas, * Nicolas Haller wrote on Mon, Apr 25, 2005 at 08:43:40PM CEST: I am writing a program in C++ and I want to use autotools to help me to build my program. I have organized my working directory in some

Re: more Autotest thoughts

2005-04-25 Thread Noah Misch
Hi Ralf, On Fri, Apr 22, 2005 at 09:16:48AM +0200, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: It would be nice if autotest put each test (or test group) into a separate file, and then source or exec it in a subshell. This is I once considered doing this as part of a scheme to run several tests in parallel.

Re: problem to use autoconf/automake

2005-04-25 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
* Nicolas Haller wrote on Tue, Apr 26, 2005 at 12:20:49AM CEST: On Mon, Apr 25, 2005 at 10:45:56PM +0200, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: * Nicolas Haller wrote on Mon, Apr 25, 2005 at 08:43:40PM CEST: I am writing a program in C++ and I want to use autotools to help me to build my program.