Subject: [FYI] {minor} Expose automake bug#19311

From: Stefano Lattarini <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 17:13:52 +0100

AC_PROG_CC called before AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR can silently force wrong
$ac_aux_dir definition.

* t/auxdir-pr19311.sh: New.
* t/list-of-tests.mk: Add it as an XFAIL test.

Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <[email-masked]>
---
 t/auxdir-pr19311.sh | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 t/list-of-tests.mk  |  2 ++
 2 files changed, 47 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 t/auxdir-pr19311.sh

diff --git a/t/auxdir-pr19311.sh b/t/auxdir-pr19311.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56c71a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/auxdir-pr19311.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+# Copyright (C) 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# Automake bug#19311: AC_PROG_CC called before AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR can
+# silently force wrong $ac_aux_dir definition.
+
+am_create_testdir=empty
+required=cc
+. test-init.sh
+
+cat > configure.ac <<END
+AC_INIT([$me], [1.0])
+AC_PROG_CC
+AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
+AC_OUTPUT([Makefile])
+END
+
+: > Makefile.am
+
+mkdir build-aux
+
+$ACLOCAL
+$AUTOMAKE -a
+$AUTOCONF
+
+test -f build-aux/compile
+test -f build-aux/install-sh
+
+./configure
+
+:
diff --git a/t/list-of-tests.mk b/t/list-of-tests.mk
index e6ee856..8d458f5 100644
--- a/t/list-of-tests.mk
+++ b/t/list-of-tests.mk
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ t/pm/Version3.pl
 
 XFAIL_TESTS = \
 t/all.sh \
+t/auxdir-pr19311.sh \
 t/cond17.sh \
 t/gcj6.sh \
 t/override-conditional-2.sh \
@@ -185,6 +186,7 @@ t/auxdir-autodetect.sh \
 t/auxdir-computed.tap \
 t/auxdir-misplaced.sh \
 t/auxdir-nonexistent.sh \
+t/auxdir-pr19311.sh \
 t/auxdir-unportable.tap \
 t/backcompat.sh \
 t/backcompat2.sh \
-- 
2.1.3