Hi Bruno, * Bruno Haible wrote on Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 01:22:52AM CET: > The automake-generated 'install-man[2-79] targets apply $(transform), that it, > the program name transformation, to the base name of manual pages before > installing them. This is wrong, because the program name transformation > has no effect on function names defined by libraries. It should only affect > the names of manual pages that describe programs, i.e. in the sections 1* and > 8*.
The next Automake release will have all kinds of new goodies, among them a notrans_ prefix for manpages. While your reasoning for manpage sections is a well-taken point, there are packages where things are not so clear-cut in manpages from which section should have $(transform) applied and which shouldn't. notrans_ allows you, the package author, to decide. Cheers, Ralf
