GNU bug report logs - #13524
Improving user experience for non-recursive builds

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Package: automake;

Reported by: Miles Bader <miles <at> gnu.org>

Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:20:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: patch

Done: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>

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From: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>
To: Peter Rosin <peda <at> lysator.liu.se>
Cc: Karl Berry <karl <at> freefriends.org>, 13524 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Miles Bader <miles <at> gnu.org>
Subject: bug#13524: Improving user experience for non-recursive builds
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2013 20:21:42 +0100
Hi Peter.

On 01/27/2013 01:54 AM, Peter Rosin wrote:
>
> [SNIP]
>
>> Zapping the NIH part reduced the code size significantly (the patch
>> is now short, sweet and unintrusive again) so I'm posting a new version.
>> After all, it's a new day, right?
>>
>> I hope it's ok to use File::Spec->abs2rel () in Automake?
>
Yes, File::Spec is a core perl module.

> 
> This time with documentation and a NEWS entry. I also fixed the case
> of including something above the current base Makefile.am with a
> relative path, e.g.:
> 
> 	include ../top.mk
> 
> That change shaved a couple of more lines. Neat.
> 
> I also rebased it, so now it is against master.
> 
Thanks, it seems nice and good.  I'm doing some testsuite enhancements,
and then I have some proposals for further tweaks, but all of those
should be for follow-up patches.  Will you allow me some days to prepare
a follow-up patch series for further discussion?

Thanks,
  Stefano




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