Subject: bug#20300: [PATCH] automake: allow required files to be in subdirs

From: Mike Frysinger <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2022 23:42:11 -0500

Fixes automake bug https://bugs.gnu.org/20300.

The internal method for caching path lookups expects the $filename to
only be a filename.  If it's actually a subdir/file itself, then the
cache logic gets confused, and it never matches.  This manifests as
AC_REQUIRE_AUX_FILE([subdir/file]) claiming that the subdir/file path
doesn't exist even when it does.

Before we process any required files, since we already construct the
full path locally, reset the dir & file inputs to the final values.

* bin/automake.in: Split dir & file name back out from the constructed
required file path.
* t/auxdir-subsubdir.sh: New test.
* t/list-of-tests.mk: Add t/auxdir-subsubdir.sh.
---
 bin/automake.in       |  7 +++++++
 t/auxdir-subsubdir.sh | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 t/list-of-tests.mk    |  1 +
 3 files changed, 47 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 t/auxdir-subsubdir.sh

diff --git a/bin/automake.in b/bin/automake.in
index 5a151455019e..5eba649d240c 100644
--- a/bin/automake.in
+++ b/bin/automake.in
@@ -7628,6 +7628,13 @@ sub required_file_check_or_copy
   my ($where, $dir, $file) = @_;
 
   my $fullfile = "$dir/$file";
+  # In cases where $file is actually a subdir/filename, split the full path back
+  # into dir & file names.  The FileUtils (e.g. dir_has_case_matching_file) do
+  # not handle this scenario at all and expect $file to only be a filename.
+  # https://bugs.gnu.org/20300
+  $dir = dirname ($fullfile);
+  $file = basename ($fullfile);
+
   my $found_it = 0;
   my $dangling_sym = 0;
 
diff --git a/t/auxdir-subsubdir.sh b/t/auxdir-subsubdir.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..21880f23591f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/auxdir-subsubdir.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+# Copyright (C) 2022 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 <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# Make sure auxdir with subdir aux files works.
+
+. test-init.sh
+
+cat > configure.ac <<END
+AC_INIT([$me], [1.0])
+AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
+AC_REQUIRE_AUX_FILE([top-file])
+AC_REQUIRE_AUX_FILE([subdir/file])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
+AC_CONFIG_FILES(Makefile)
+END
+
+touch Makefile.am
+
+mkdir -p build-aux/subdir
+: >build-aux/top-file
+: >build-aux/subdir/file
+
+$ACLOCAL
+$AUTOMAKE --add-missing
+
+:
diff --git a/t/list-of-tests.mk b/t/list-of-tests.mk
index d8e50b080166..85de422193a0 100644
--- a/t/list-of-tests.mk
+++ b/t/list-of-tests.mk
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ t/auxdir-computed.tap \
 t/auxdir-misplaced.sh \
 t/auxdir-nonexistent.sh \
 t/auxdir-pr19311.sh \
+t/auxdir-subsubdir.sh \
 t/auxdir-unportable.tap \
 t/backcompat.sh \
 t/backcompat2.sh \
-- 
2.34.1