According to Ralf Wildenhues on 11/6/2007 4:31 AM:
> You need to ensure build-aux/mkstamp exists at the end of the bootstrap.
> You could copy it from ltdl/config/.
Or is there a better way to make libtool share build-aux, rather than
creating its own subdirectory? Perhaps using the libtoolize
--nonrecursive or --recursive option?
>
> FWIW I think libtool should move to using build-aux only after moving to
> git, thus after 2.2.
Was this sentence meant in the context of using build-aux within the
libtool source tree, or the context of making libtoolize use build-aux of
the project where libtool is copied to?
>
> BTW, HEAD m4 needs the same bash redirected compound command workaround
> for package.m4 as Autoconf.
Thanks. Applying:
From: Eric Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 06:14:37 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] * Makefile.am (tests/package.m4): Work around bash bug.
Reported by Ralf Wildenhues.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---
ChangeLog | 5 +++++
Makefile.am | 4 +++-
2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1526687..0a986c6 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-11-06 Eric Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
+
+ * Makefile.am (tests/package.m4): Work around bash bug.
+ Reported by Ralf Wildenhues.
+
2007-11-05 Eric Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
For consistency with other GNU projects, use build-aux directory.
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index a2e67d9..20fc3c5 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -394,8 +394,10 @@ $(TESTSUITE): tests/package.m4 $(TESTSUITE_AT)
$(AUTOTEST) -I '$(srcdir)/tests' -o [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
mv [EMAIL PROTECTED] $@
+# The leading :; works around a bug in {}>f in some bash versions.
$(srcdir)/tests/package.m4: configure.ac
- { \
+ :; \
+ { \
echo '# Signature of the current package.'; \
echo 'm4_define([AT_PACKAGE_NAME], [EMAIL PROTECTED]@])'; \
echo 'm4_define([AT_PACKAGE_TARNAME], [EMAIL PROTECTED]@])'; \
--
1.5.3.2
--
Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!
Eric Blake [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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