-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 According to Stepan Kasal on 6/11/2007 4:47 AM: > Hello Ralf, > > On Sun, Jun 10, 2007 at 09:13:14AM +0200, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: >>> -CPPFLAGS = -DDATADIR='"$(datadir)"' @@CPPFLAGS@@ >>> +AM_CPPFLAGS = -DDATADIR='"$(datadir)"' >> Why not show both (the non-Automake case is useful and conveys >> additional information)? > > A nice idea, but: > > It would make the node too complex. > The node "19.5 How Do I `#define' Installation Directories?" is in > the FAQ section, so people might expect it is short.
True, but AM_CPPFLAGS is not provided by autoconf, and autoconf can be run independently of automake. I think we should either provide both examples, or at least provide a clear disclaimer that this example only works if you also use Automake, along with a pointer to somewhere else in the manual on how to do it when avoiding automake. - -- Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well! Eric Blake [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (Cygwin) Comment: Public key at home.comcast.net/~ericblake/eblake.gpg Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGe8Zs84KuGfSFAYARAix5AJ4iW07MUdIG2SwimtBmspn7qUMUwACgo1oH DL857yi2Lxir1G7yIEKDo3g= =I/DA -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----