Re: Automake 1.12.0b test release

[Bob Friesenhahn]

I got AC_INIT dynamic arguments "working" except that they don't 
actually work.  Unlike the previous method that I used (evaluated when 
configure is executed), the arguments are only evaluated when autoconf 
is executed.  This means (for example) that when I type 'make dist' 
the generated package version and tarball name are stale and reflect 
the last time autoconf was executed.

I added a Makefile.am rule to encourage autoconf to be run to update 
configure.  This was not sufficient.  In fact, I find that when I run 
'autoconf' manually, the values used are cached values and used 
perpetually rather than the new values returned by my scripts.  This 
cache caused considerable confusion for me while I was developing my 
version script because the defective cached value was used until I 
removed the autom4te.cache directory or executed 'autoconf --force'.

What is necessary in order to cause "dynamic" AC_INIT arguments to 
actually work?  Is there a way to convince Automake to invoke autoconf 
with the --force option?

Thanks,

Bob
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Bob Friesenhahn
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