Re: libtoolize and AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS

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Hi Braden,

On 29 Apr 2004, at 19:35, Braden McDaniel wrote:
> Some issues related to use of CVS libtool with AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS:
>
>   1. libtoolize doesn't appear to recurse into AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS. 
> Should
>      it? Or is this autoreconf's job?

Autoreconf's job.

>   2. I cannot get CVS autoreconf to work at all with CVS libtool.
>      Perhaps this is a Known Issue; but I haven't seen it mentioned.

I have CVS autoconf from a few weeks ago installed and autoreconf works
for me.  I'll cvs up and recheck.

>   3. If I execute libtoolize in the subpackage root directory, it seems
>      to "know" that AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR should be "..". I don't 
> explicitly
>      use the AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR macro anywhere, so I'm guessing
>      libtoolize does some sniffing. Perhaps it should do something
>      similar for AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR? (That is, use the main package's
>      AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR if none is set in the subpackage's
>      configure.ac.)

That is autoconf simply tracking back up the tree looking for install-sh
if AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR is not set in the subpackage.  Libtool doesn't do
anything special for either.

HTH,
        Gary.
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