Re: Automake VPATH, error pages install, and a parallell make race

On Sat, 2001-10-27 at 20:37, Henrik Nordstrom wrote:
> Hmm.. thinking about the error pages issue.. this is caused by the
> extension to search for the error pages rather than having them as
> targets.

Are you looking at the Sun Make again? I'm still not clear on the issue/

> perhaps we should install error pages as
>
> etc/errors/<language>/...
>
> and by default install all languages, but have a configure option to
> only install selected languages.

This makes sense to me. I like it.

> this should make the layout and use a lot more compatible with automake,
> eleminating the need of custom extensions.

The custom extensions are designed into automake. I was saving typing
time by using them. To do what you are suggesting a 'custom extension'
is likely still the easiest way. Changing the layout of the installed
files is good though.

> Opinions?
>
> also thinking.. according to the autoconf layout standard, errors, icons
> and other "not normally modified configuration data" should go into
> $(sharedstatedir), not $(localstatedir).
>
> Opinions?

Agreed, they should be in sharedstate.

Want me to do these changes?

Rob
Received on Mon Oct 29 2001 - 01:20:55 MST