Hello, Mathieu Lirzin writes: > Mathieu Lirzin writes: > >>>>From a936b7d4cf8583ace0be6756b4b066a2c1aebe18 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 >> From: Paolo Bonzini >> Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2016 13:30:50 +0100 >> Subject: [PATCH] automake: Do not require ltmain.sh for out-of-tree libtool >> >> If Automake does not see LT_SUPPORTED_TAG, it assumes an old libtool >> that does not know about AC_REQUIRE_AUX_FILE. However, if the program >> does not use Libtool's configure.ac macros this check gets a >> false positive. Do not require ltmain.sh if no Libtool macro is >> found in configure.ac. >> >> * bin/automake.in ($libtool_bundled): New variable. >> (handle_libtool): Do not require libtool files if libtool is not being >> bundled. >> (scan_autoconf_traces): Set $libtool_bundled. Trace AC_PROG_LIBTOOL. >> --- > > Would you have some time to allocate on a test for this patch in the > following days/weeks? I would like to be able to merge it before > releasing Automake 1.16? I have implemented the test myself, however I still don't understand how the following scenario could reasonably happen. So could you explain me how such configuration could happen so that I can include it as a rationale describing the test? Thanks.