[RFC v2] new option: object-shortname

2016-01-06 Thread Thomas Martitz
This option is intended to be used in conjunction with subdir-objects and Automake-time substitutions for included makefile fragments (%C%, %D%). It suppresses the generation path components in object filenames. It should equivalent to setting %C%_foo_SHORTNAME=foo, except it can work if the

[RFC] new option: object-shortname

2016-01-06 Thread Thomas Martitz
This option is intended to be used in conjunction with subdir-objects and Automake-time substitutions for included makefile fragments (%C%, %D%). It suppresses the generation path components in object filenames. It should equivalent to setting %C%_foo_SHORTNAME=foo, except it can work if the

Re: _SHORTNAME in conditional

2016-01-06 Thread Gavin Smith
On 6 January 2016 at 06:01, Thomas Martitz wrote: > Am 05.01.2016 um 23:41 schrieb Gavin Smith: >> On 5 January 2016 at 21:05, Thomas Martitz wrote: >>> Automake source code is a myth to me, I wasn't able to find the code that >>> implements this limitation

Re: _SHORTNAME in conditional

2016-01-06 Thread Thomas Martitz
Hi, I've written an RFC patch that solves my root problem so that I wouldn't have to use _SHORTNAME at all. Please have a look at that and comment on it! I'll still follow-up with my findings regarding _SHORTNAME below. Am 06.01.2016 um 13:15 schrieb Gavin Smith: On 6 January 2016 at