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AM_PATH_PYTHON regression in automake 1.11.3

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From: Robert Collins <robert <at> ubuntu.com>
To: bug-automake <at> gnu.org
Subject: AM_PATH_PYTHON regression in automake 1.11.3
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:28:53 +1200

 AM_PATH_PYTHON used to generate install logic like:
 if test -z "$(DESTDIR)"; then \
    PYTHON=$(PYTHON) $(py_compile) --basedir "$(demodir)" $$dlist; \
 else \
   PYTHON=$(PYTHON) $(py_compile) --destdir "$(DESTDIR)" --basedir
"$(demodir)" $$dlist; \
 fi; \

 Now however, it generates it without the test -z guard, which makes
regular 'make install', and 'make distcheck' fail:
 make distcheck
 ....
 ../py-compile: Missing argument to --destdir.

I reported this in Ubuntu as bug 997456 -
bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/997456; we've patched it locally by reverting
the previous patch.

Cheers,Rob

Message #8 received at 11762 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>
To: Robert Collins <robert <at> ubuntu.com>
Cc: 11762 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, control <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#11762: AM_PATH_PYTHON regression in automake 1.11.3
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:06:16 +0200

tags 11762 notabug
close 11762
thanks

On 06/22/2012 03:28 AM, Robert Collins wrote:
>  AM_PATH_PYTHON used to generate install logic like:
>  if test -z "$(DESTDIR)"; then \
>     PYTHON=$(PYTHON) $(py_compile) --basedir "$(demodir)" $$dlist; \
>  else \
>    PYTHON=$(PYTHON) $(py_compile) --destdir "$(DESTDIR)" --basedir "$(demodir)" $$dlist; \
>  fi; \
> 
>  Now however, it generates it without the test -z guard,
>
This is intended, and the py-compile script has indeed been adjusted
accordingly to understand that an empty argument for "--destdir" means
"we are not using $(DESTDIR)".

> which makes regular 'make install', and 'make distcheck' fail:
>  make distcheck
>  ....
>  ../py-compile: Missing argument to --destdir.
>
This is likely happening because the maintainer have updated his Makefiles to
Automake 1.12, but forgot to update the 'py-compile' script.  So this is a user
error, not an Automake's fault.

> I reported this in Ubuntu as bug 997456 -
> bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/997456; we've patched it locally by reverting
> the previous patch.
>
I suggest you fix the inconsistent upgrade of the affected packages' built
systems instead.

Regards,
  Stefano

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