[PATCH 0/2] {master} Remove long-deprecated `--output-dir' automake option.

2010-11-18 Thread Stefano Lattarini
Hello automakers. The `--output-dir' option of automake has been deprecated since versions 1.6.1 and 1.7, but then never removed. This patch series takes care of that: the first patch effectively removes the option, the second one proceeds to a simple code cleanup made possible by that removal.

[PATCH 2/2] Code cleanup after removal of option `--output-directory'.

2010-11-18 Thread Stefano Lattarini
* automake.in ($output_directory): Remove, it's unconditionally defined to `.' and used only ... (generate_makefile): ... in this subroutine, which now has been edited and simplified accordingly. --- ChangeLog |6 ++ automake.in | 29 ++--- 2 files changed, 16

Re: [PATCH 1/2] Remove obsolete automake option `--output-directory'.

2010-11-18 Thread Stefano Lattarini
Oops, I've forgotten to update NEWS! Here is what I've squashed in: diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 269df31..c493c89 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ * tests/outdir.test: Removed. * tests/no-outdir-option.test: New test. * tests/Makefile.am

[RFC] Docs: document silent make rules in a new chapter (was: Re: AM_V_GEN - better docs)

2010-11-18 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On Friday 12 November 2010, Stefano Lattarini wrote: On Friday 12 November 2010, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: Hello Patrick, Miles, * Miles Bader wrote on Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 09:00:55AM CET: Patrick Rutkowski rutsk...@gmail.com writes: I don't get from that page how to apply to all my

Re: [RFC] Docs: document silent make rules in a new chapter (was: Re: AM_V_GEN - better docs)

2010-11-18 Thread Nick Bowler
On 2010-11-18 20:31 +0100, Stefano Lattarini wrote: I have a first, very rough draft of the patch (see attachement); it is nowhere complete, but I'd like to ear from you anyway for early criticism, suggestions, and maybe contributions ;-) [...] +...@vindex @code{AM_V_GEN} +...@c FIXME:

Re: [RFC] Docs: document silent make rules in a new chapter (was: Re: AM_V_GEN - better docs)

2010-11-18 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On Thursday 18 November 2010, Nick Bowler wrote: On 2010-11-18 20:31 +0100, Stefano Lattarini wrote: I have a first, very rough draft of the patch (see attachement); it is nowhere complete, but I'd like to ear from you anyway for early criticism, suggestions, and maybe contributions ;-)