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Re: specify AC_INIT version externally
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esseffe |
Subject: |
Re: specify AC_INIT version externally |
Date: |
Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:23:57 -0800 (PST) |
Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
>
> * Carsten Heinrici wrote on Thu, Jan 07, 2010 at 09:00:06PM CET:
>> why not including just another m4 file which defines the version number?
>> example:
>> ./version.m4
>> m4_define([VERSION_NUMBER],[1.2.3])
>>
>> ./package/configure.ac
>> m4_include([../version.m4])
>> AC_INIT([package],VERSION_NUMBER)
>
> FWIW, it is a bit safer wrt. m4 quoting to use something like
> AC_INIT([package], m4_defn([VERSION_NUMBER])
>
> (unfortunately, normal quoting won't work here).
>
>
This definitely is the way to go here, using m4_include and m4_define. It
helps localize not just the version, but other info like the email address.
Thanks for your help.
esseffe
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