GNU bug report logs - #12845
aclocal: stop handling AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR; handle just AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS (was: Re: [PATCH 1/2] AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS: new macro, mostly for aclocal

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From: Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>
To: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Nick Bowler <nbowler <at> elliptictech.com>, "automake-patches <at> gnu.org" <automake-patches <at> gnu.org>, 12845 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Autoconf Patches List <autoconf-patches <at> gnu.org>, Adrian Bunk <bunk <at> stusta.de>
Subject: bug#12845: [PATCH] aclocal: tracing AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS can work with older autoconf as well
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 06:13:25 -0700

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On 11/15/2012 06:08 AM, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
>> Is _AM_EXTRA_RECURSIVE_TARGETS ever traced in any released version of
>> automake?
>>
> No, that's why I wanted to remove it.
> 
>> If so, you can't remove it from the pre-selections, even if
>> newer automake no longer traces it.  Basically, the preselections must
>> be the union of anything that any released autotool wants to trace.
>>
> I was aware of this.  But thanks for spelling it out explicitly anyway.

Glad to hear we're on the same page, then.  And saves me the effort of
researching something in a codebase you are more familiar with :O)


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