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Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case
From: |
Ralf Corsepius |
Subject: |
Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case |
Date: |
31 Jan 2002 17:50:41 +0100 |
Am Don, 2002-01-31 um 17.25 schrieb Alexandre Duret-Lutz:
> >>> "Ralf" == Ralf Corsepius <address@hidden> writes:
>
> [...]
>
> Ralf> Example:
>
> Ralf> Given an autoconf-2.52 and automake-1.5 compatible configure.in:
> Ralf> ..
> Ralf> AC_INIT
> Ralf> ..
> Ralf> AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(libXrc, 0.1)
> Ralf> ..
>
> To be fair: this syntax is depreciated since Autoconf 2.50.
I know ...
> The current `official' syntax is the following:
>
> AC_INIT(libXrc, 0.1, address@hidden)
> ..
> AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(libXrc, 0.1)
This syntax also doesn't expose the "lowercasing" behavior
AFAIU, automake overrides autoconf's PACKAGE and PACKAGE_TARNAME, but
doesn't seem do so if using the "bleeding edge" syntax.
> Autoconf needs these informations to generate propers banners in
> configure/config.status, autotest test-suites etc.
>
> Yes, there is some duplication here. That's why Automake is
> droping its arguments and instead try to get these pieces of
> information from Autoconf.
Because I also knew this, I wanted to give the new syntax a try and was,
well ... surprized.
Ralf
- Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case, (continued)
- Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case, Tom Tromey, 2002/01/30
- Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case, Ralf Corsepius, 2002/01/30
- Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case, Akim Demaille, 2002/01/31
- Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case, Ralf Corsepius, 2002/01/31
- Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case, Akim Demaille, 2002/01/31
- Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case, Ralf Corsepius, 2002/01/31
- Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case, Tim Van Holder, 2002/01/31
- Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case, Ralf Corsepius, 2002/01/31
- Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case, Tim Van Holder, 2002/01/31
- Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case, Alexandre Duret-Lutz, 2002/01/31
- Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case,
Ralf Corsepius <=
- Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case, Akim Demaille, 2002/01/31
- Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case, Russ Allbery, 2002/01/31
- Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case, Ralf Corsepius, 2002/01/31
- Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case, Dan Kegel, 2002/01/31
- Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case, Alexandre Duret-Lutz, 2002/01/31