Re: AC_CONFIG_COMMANDS problem

[Eric Sunshine]

On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 15:11:16 +0200, Akim Demaille wrote:
> This is my proposal.  Does it work properly for you?

The diff for status.m4 seems to be missing from your mail, so I am unable to  
test it.  The change to autoconf.texi, however, looks fine.  :-)

-- ES

> Index: ChangeLog
> from  Akim Demaille  <address@hidden>
>
> * lib/autoconf/status.m4 (_AC_OUTPUT_COMMANDS): Make sure the
> directory for AC_CONFIG_COMMANDS' first argument exists.
> This makes valid the invocation of _AC_SRCPATH that follows.
> Reported by Eric Sunshine.
>
> Index: NEWS
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/NEWS,v
> retrieving revision 1.307
> diff -u -u -r1.307 NEWS
> --- NEWS 25 Sep 2003 15:22:43 -0000 1.307
> +++ NEWS 26 Sep 2003 13:07:04 -0000
> @@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
> * Major changes in Autoconf 2.57e                       -*- outline -*-
>
> +** AC_CONFIG_COMMANDS
> +  The directory for its first argument is automatically created.  For
> +  instance, with
> +
> +      AC_CONFIG_COMMANDS([src/modules.hh], [...])
> +
> +  $top_builddir/src/ is created if needed.
> +
> * Major changes in Autoconf 2.57d
>
> Released 2003-09-25, by Akim Demaille.
> Index: THANKS
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/THANKS,v
> retrieving revision 1.120
> diff -u -u -r1.120 THANKS
> --- THANKS 26 Sep 2003 08:21:48 -0000 1.120
> +++ THANKS 26 Sep 2003 13:07:04 -0000
> @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
> Erez Zadok                  address@hidden
> Eric Backus                 address@hidden
> Eric Mumpower               address@hidden
> +Eric Sunshine               address@hidden
> Ezra Peisach                address@hidden
> Felix Lee                   address@hidden
> Franc,ois Pinard            address@hidden
> Index: doc/autoconf.texi
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/doc/autoconf.texi,v
> retrieving revision 1.760
> diff -u -u -r1.760 autoconf.texi
> --- doc/autoconf.texi 23 Sep 2003 23:05:10 -0000 1.760
> +++ doc/autoconf.texi 26 Sep 2003 13:07:06 -0000
> @@ -2805,9 +2805,10 @@
> @acindex{CONFIG_COMMANDS}
> Specify additional shell commands to run at the end of
> @file{config.status}, and shell commands to initialize any variables
> -from @command{configure}.  Associate the commands with @var{tag}.  Since
> -typically the @var{cmds} create a file, @var{tag} should naturally be
> -the name of that file.  This macro is one of the instantiating macros;
> +from @command{configure}.  Associate the commands with @var{tag}.
> +Since typically the @var{cmds} create a file, @var{tag} should
> +naturally be the name of that file.  If needed, the directory hosting
> address@hidden is created. This macro is one of the instantiating macros;
> see @ref{Configuration Actions}.
>
> Here is an unrealistic example:
>