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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: Peter Johansson <trojkan <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#7988: closed (Re: bug#7988: the manual suggests installing
 macro files to hard-coded location)
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2011 17:31:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#7988: the manual suggests installing macro files to hard-coded location

which was filed against the automake package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 7988 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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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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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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