GNU bug report logs - #7773
(lack of) config.h description in manual

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Package: automake;

Reported by: karl <at> freefriends.org (Karl Berry)

Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 00:11:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues <at> gmx.de>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #28 received at 7773 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues <at> gmx.de>
To: Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>, automake-patches <at> gnu.org
Cc: "bug-autoconf <at> gnu.org" <bug-autoconf <at> gnu.org>, 7773 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
	Karl Berry <karl <at> freefriends.org>
Subject: Re: bug#7773: (lack of) config.h description in manual
Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 10:08:44 +0100

As part of addressing Automake bug#7766 and bug#7773, I'm pushing the
following in Karl's name, to the maint branch.

Cheers,
Ralf

2011-01-08  Karl Berry  <karl <at> freefriends.org>
	    Eric Blake  <eblake <at> redhat.com>

	docs: reference defining directories in amhello node.
	* doc/automake.texi (amhello Explained): Point to Autoconf
	manual for how to convert directory values into macros.
	(Optional): Fix grammar nit.

diff --git a/doc/automake.texi b/doc/automake.texi
index 43ad581..c63dbf3 100644
--- a/doc/automake.texi
+++ b/doc/automake.texi
@@ -1736,6 +1736,11 @@ amhello Explained
 The only important effect of this second line is therefore to install
 @file{README} during @code{make install}.
 
+One thing not covered in this example is accessing the installation
+directory values (@pxref{Standard Directory Variables}) from your
+program code, that is, converting them into defined macros.  For this,
+@pxref{Defining Directories,,, autoconf, The Autoconf Manual}.
+
 
 @node Generalities
 @chapter General ideas
@@ -2905,7 +2910,7 @@ Optional
 of Automake required the use of @code{AM_CONFIG_HEADER}
 (@pxref{Macros}); this is no longer the case.
 
-As for @code{AC_CONFIG_FILES} (@pxref{Requirements}), parts of the
+As with @code{AC_CONFIG_FILES} (@pxref{Requirements}), parts of the
 specification using shell variables will be ignored as far as
 cleaning, distributing, and rebuilding is concerned.
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