bug#13378: [PATCH] compile: use 'compile' script when -c -o is used with losing compilers

2013-01-11 Thread Stefano Lattarini
[Summarizing the relevant points of the past discussion, somewhat] Eric Blake wrote: But with m4, you can arrange for AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE to redefine AC_PROG_CC so that it hooks in a call to AM_PROG_CC_C_O immediately after its current definition, and thus still preserve desired ordering while

bug#13378: [PATCH] compile: use 'compile' script when -c -o is used with losing compilers

2013-01-11 Thread Eric Blake
On 01/11/2013 09:30 AM, Stefano Lattarini wrote: Subject: [PATCH] compile: avoid AC_PROG_CC messy rewrite Instead, only touch up AC_PROG_CC to distribute the 'compile' script and to rewrite $CC if a losing compiler is detected. We can do so because Autoconf 2.70 (which we now requires) has

bug#13378: [PATCH] compile: use 'compile' script when -c -o is used with losing compilers

2013-01-11 Thread Eric Blake
On 01/10/2013 06:33 AM, Stefano Lattarini wrote: Reference: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=13378#50 @acindex AC_PROG_CC_C_O -This is like @code{AC_PROG_CC_C_O}, but it generates its results in -the manner required by Automake. You must use this instead of

bug#13378: [PATCH] compile: use 'compile' script when -c -o is used with losing compilers

2013-01-11 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On 01/11/2013 06:56 PM, Eric Blake wrote: On 01/11/2013 09:30 AM, Stefano Lattarini wrote: Subject: [PATCH] compile: avoid AC_PROG_CC messy rewrite Instead, only touch up AC_PROG_CC to distribute the 'compile' script and to rewrite $CC if a losing compiler is detected. We can do so because

bug#13378: Backward-compatibility in the autotools (was: Re: [PATCH] compile: use 'compile' script when -c -o is used with losing compilers)

2013-01-11 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On 01/11/2013 07:19 PM, Eric Blake wrote: On 01/10/2013 06:33 AM, Stefano Lattarini wrote: Reference: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=13378#50 @acindex AC_PROG_CC_C_O -This is like @code{AC_PROG_CC_C_O}, but it generates its results in -the manner required by Automake. You

bug#13378: [PATCH] compile: use 'compile' script when -c -o is used with losing compilers

2013-01-11 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On 01/11/2013 07:19 PM, Eric Blake wrote: On 01/10/2013 06:33 AM, Stefano Lattarini wrote: Reference: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=13378#50 @acindex AC_PROG_CC_C_O -This is like @code{AC_PROG_CC_C_O}, but it generates its results in -the manner required by Automake. You

bug#13351: [IMPORTANT] Dropping support for split '.info' files in mainline Automake

2013-01-11 Thread Paolo Bonzini
Il 03/01/2013 21:53, Stefano Lattarini ha scritto: Severity: wishlist [This is posted also to the automake and texinfo lists to ensure a wider audience. Discussion should continue exclusively on the bug-automake list, to avoid a cross-posting flood] Automake-generated have for a long