[ Cc:ing bug-automake for an documentation request ] Hello Jules,
* Jules Colding wrote on Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 12:10:54PM CET: > > I've got a multiline configure.in variable like this: > > RPM_BUILDREQUIRES='BuildRequires: package_1 > BuildRequires: package_2' > AC_SUBST(RPM_BUILDREQUIRES) [...] > This unfortunately has a side effect as it creates a target in my > Makefile named "BuildRequires:" requiring the target "package_2". I assume you use Automake 1.10 (and Autoconf >= 2.60 earlier versions did not cope with multiline variables)? Because if you don't use Automake, but write Makefile.in yourself, just not mentioning @RPM_BUILDREQUIRES@ in Makefile.in would be sufficient. > Is there a way for me to get the required substitution in the spec file > without AC_SUBST()'ing so that I avoid getting the value substituted > into the Makefile as well? Yes, but I'm afraid it's currently not documented by Automake. Add _AM_SUBST_NOTMAKE([RPM_BUILDREQUIRES]) I think Automake should publicize this interface; more precisely, I think Automake should implement an alias AM_SUBST_NOTMAKE which does the same thing, document it, and keep the underscored name as undocumented alias. Cheers, Ralf
