I see ... it wasn't SUBDIR_OBJECTS but rather SUBDIR-OBJECTS. I put into my Makefile.am: AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = subdir-objects
and it worked. Thanks, John ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Tromey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 1:51 pm Subject: Re: SUBDIR_OBJECTS option > >>>>> "John" == jling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > John> I read in one thread the mention of a SUBDIR_OBJECTS option > in > John> automake. Supposedly this would prevent intermediate object > files from > John> ending up in the directory of the Makefile (I'm trying to > use a non- > John> recursive Makefile.am). > > John> Where and how is this option to be specified? > > Put `subdir-objects' into the AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS variable in > Makefile.am.See the manual for this and other information... > > Tom > > >