> automake should define it to `$(LIBTOOL) $(CC/CXX)...'.  Maybe it only
> does this when there is at least one source file to compile in the
> current directory?

Bingo!

After introducing this additions

Makefile.am:

    libSciFacBase_la_SOURCES = \
           buildme.c

buildme.c:
 
  /*
   void do_really_nothing_useful()
   {
   }
  */
  
it works. 
  
Bizarre, I can't believe it. :-)

This project now features a source tree with customizable modules,
handles module dependencies, builds in separate build tree, installs
in seperate build tree..

    [mvw@pcserver scifac.build]$ ../scifac/configure 
--prefix=/home/mvw/work/scifac.install --without-Dataserver --without-Dataserver2 
--without-Dataserver3

.. and stumbles over an empty _SOURCES list. ROTFL.

Thanks for your remark, Alexandre!
Marc


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