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the manual suggests installing macro files to hard-coded location

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#7988: closed (the manual suggests installing macro files to
 hard-coded location)
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2011 17:31:01 +0000

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From: Peter Johansson <trojkan <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-automake <at> gnu.org
Subject: the manual suggests installing macro files to hard-coded location
Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2011 00:19:19 -0500

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Hello,

In the manual, 
http://sources.redhat.com/automake/automake.html#Invoking-aclocal,
I read about the `--print-ac-dir' option:

Prints the name of the directory that |
|aclocal will search to find third-party .m4 files. When this option is 
given, normal processing is suppressed. This option can be used by a 
package to determine where to install a macro file.

I find the last sentence a bit strange because to me that sounds like 
Automake suggests that packagers should install macro files in a 
hard-coded directory not relative to $(prefix). IIUC that
that contradicts the discussion in section "Install to Hard-Coded Locations"

http://sources.redhat.com/automake/automake.html#Hard_002dCoded-Install-Paths

Cheers,
Peter

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From: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>
To: Peter Johansson <trojkan <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 7988-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7988: the manual suggests installing macro files to
	hard-coded location
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2011 19:29:09 +0200

On Wednesday 28 September 2011, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
> OK, now we have ACLOCAL_PATH support implemented into maint, so it's time to
> fix this bug.  I'll push the attached patch to maint in a couple of days if
> there is no objection.
> 
> Regards,
>   Stefano
> 
Pushed now.  I'm thus closing this bug report.

Regards,
  Stefano

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