Re: How do I avoid a specific variable in the Makefile?

[Stepan Kasal]

Hello,

On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 01:29:30PM +0100, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> [ Cc:ing bug-automake for an documentation request ]
> 
> * Jules Colding wrote on Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 12:10:54PM CET:
> [...]
> > This unfortunately has a side effect as it creates a target in my
> > Makefile named "BuildRequires:" requiring the target "package_2".

this is a bug in Automake.

>   _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.

I do not think it is justified to publish this macro.

I do not see any use for the macro, besides working around this
Automake bug.

Have a nice day,
        Stepan