Re: sysconf_DATA v. dist_sysconf_DATA

2006-11-09 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
Hello David, * David Everly wrote on Thu, Nov 09, 2006 at 01:46:23AM CET: I put together a test case before sending my email, the only line in the one Makefile.am is the one I gave containing test.txt. So, where is it? Please send it, so the guessing has an end. Cheers, Ralf

Re: sysconf_DATA v. dist_sysconf_DATA

2006-11-09 Thread Stepan Kasal
Hello, On Wed, Nov 08, 2006 at 05:46:23PM -0700, David Everly wrote: I put together a test case before sending my email, the only line in the one Makefile.am is the one I gave containing test.txt. well, I created configure.ac and Makefile.am: $ cat configure.ac AC_INIT([this], [1.0], [EMAIL

Re: adding libraries and header file directories

2006-11-09 Thread Andreas Schwab
Jim Rainville [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Doh! Sometimes I fail to see the forest for the trees. So I copied the link line and added the --perserve-dup-deps flag. Something weird happens here. It's cutting off a lot of the file names. I thought at first it was a copy and paste error but its not

Re: sysconf_DATA v. dist_sysconf_DATA

2006-11-09 Thread David Everly
On 11/9/06, Stepan Kasal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, On Wed, Nov 08, 2006 at 05:46:23PM -0700, David Everly wrote: I put together a test case before sending my email, the only line in the one Makefile.am is the one I gave containing test.txt. well, I created configure.ac and Makefile.am:

Re: sysconf_DATA v. dist_sysconf_DATA

2006-11-09 Thread David Everly
On 11/9/06, David Everly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 11/9/06, Stepan Kasal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Nov 08, 2006 at 05:46:23PM -0700, David Everly wrote: and the distcheck failed with the expected message: make[1]: *** No rule to make target `../test.txt', needed by `all-am'. Stop.

Re: sysconf_DATA v. dist_sysconf_DATA

2006-11-09 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
* David Everly wrote on Thu, Nov 09, 2006 at 01:52:12PM CET: On 11/9/06, Stepan Kasal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Nov 08, 2006 at 05:46:23PM -0700, David Everly wrote: I put together a test case before sending my email, the only line in the one Makefile.am is the one I gave containing

Re: sysconf_DATA v. dist_sysconf_DATA

2006-11-09 Thread David Everly
On 11/9/06, Ralf Wildenhues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * David Everly wrote on Thu, Nov 09, 2006 at 01:52:12PM CET: On 11/9/06, Stepan Kasal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Nov 08, 2006 at 05:46:23PM -0700, David Everly wrote: I put together a test case before sending my email, the only line

Re: sysconf_DATA v. dist_sysconf_DATA

2006-11-09 Thread Stepan Kasal
Hello, On Thu, Nov 09, 2006 at 06:30:42AM -0700, David Everly wrote: If I understand this correctly, my error was in the use of $(top_srcdir). So I'm wondering under what circumstances it would be correct to use $(top_srcdir) and $(srcdir). a very quick answer: do not use $(top_srcdir) nor

RE: adding libraries and header file directories

2006-11-09 Thread Jim Rainville
You're absolutely right. For some reason my paste added random spaces. So, with the --perserve-dup-deps flag set my link worked! Thanks for all your help. Jim -Original Message- From: Andreas Schwab [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 12:20 AM To: Jim

Re: sysconf_DATA v. dist_sysconf_DATA

2006-11-09 Thread David Everly
Thanks for the helpful advice, this is now working for me. On 11/9/06, Stepan Kasal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, On Thu, Nov 09, 2006 at 06:30:42AM -0700, David Everly wrote: If I understand this correctly, my error was in the use of $(top_srcdir). So I'm wondering under what