On Wednesday 15 December 2010, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > Hello, and dropping automake@, > > * Stefano Lattarini wrote on Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 12:27:43PM CET: > > The list in `%standard_prefix' is used only for diagnosing invalid > > primary/directory combinations, such as `data_PROGRAMS' or > > 'lib_HEADERS'. For more info, see test `dirforbid.test', PR/294 at > > , > > and commit e87d851a863a7c321af8bc7b2b36aff5e072ff94 (05/03/2002). > > > > That said, you might have uncovered a bug in automake, because > > something like: > > doc_LIBRARIES = libfoo.a > > should warn IMHO, but it currently doesn't. > > Agreed. Extending dirforbid.test and fixing fallout would be good. > I've also throw in a couple of related fixings and improvements, and (as you might have guessed I'd do ;-) greatly extended the relevant tests. Attached is what I'd like to push; it's based off of maint, but I'd like to push it to master only, as it might cause some backwards incompatibilities (IMHO very minor, but better play safe here). OK to apply? Regards, Stefano