>>> "RW" == Ralf Wildenhues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[...] RW> There are two possible ways to go: try to move the -M<X> flags to the RW> end at the compile stage (to fool the c89 wrapper and still use fastdep RW> mode), or do the test with the flags added earlier on the command line. RW> Notes: RW> - For aesthetics, it is desirable to have the source file name appear at RW> the end of the command lines at compile time RW> (see the comment in automake/lib/am/depend2.am for a rationale). Plus some tools (like libtool) assume that the last argument is the source file. [...] RW> - The gcc3 depmode, when issued with help of the `depcomp' script, will RW> be slowed down somewhat now. This isn't really an issue for makefiles RW> generated by Automake, as they bypass the script at compile time with RW> the %FASTDEP% switch. Agreed. Could you add a short comment in depcomp's gcc3 mode to explain that while you are at it? [...] RW> Attached are two alternative patches, both of which should fix the RW> issue. OK to install the second, and drop the first? Sure! Thanks. [...] RW> * lib/depcomp (gcc3): Put dependency extraction flags before the RW> `-c' flag, so they appear at the same position as in %FASTDEP% RW> mode in depend2.am. Fixes build failure for FreeBSD's c89, RW> which ignores unknown options only after the first non-option. RW> Bug report against M4 by Nelson H. F. Beebe. [...] -- Alexandre Duret-Lutz Shared books are happy books. http://www.bookcrossing.com/friend/gadl
