GNU bug report logs - #7689
Disable portability warnings about make portability issues only?

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Package: automake;

Reported by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 20:15:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #10 received at control <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>
To: 7689 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Philip Prindeville <philipp_subx <at> redfish-solutions.com>,
	Nick Bowler <nbowler <at> elliptictech.com>
Subject: Re: bug#7689: Fwd: Due for a new release?
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:24:34 +0100
tags 7689 notabug
close 7689
thanks

On Monday 20 December 2010, Philip Prindeville wrote:
> The odd thing is that even though it complains, it still generates the correct Makefile in the first case:
> 
> SYMFILES = $(srcdir)/uni.h $(shell $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -E $(srcdir)/header.c | $(AWK) -f $(srcdir)/script.awk)
> 
> Does automake need to be $(shell ...)-aware?
> 
This is not a bug, as Nick has clearly explained here (BTW, thanks
Nick for this!):
 <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/2010-12/msg00051.html>

So I'm closing it.

Philip, if you've been confused on this issue by the automake manual,
and have specific complaints or suggestions for improvement, feel free
to open a new bug report.  Thanks.

Regards,
  Stefano




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