Re: Double '/' in source path breaks compilation if done from a directory not where the Makefile.am resides

[Ralf Wildenhues]

* Mike Frysinger wrote on Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 08:52:32PM CET:
> On Thursday 27 November 2008 14:33:44 Aleksander Morgado wrote:
> > >> test_SOURCES = config.h \
> > >>                $(srcdir)/src/module//test.c

> sorry, i missed that part.  as Ralf stated, i imagine that's a bug with how 
> GNU make handles multiple slashes and VPATHs.  regardless, i think you should 
> be using $(srcdir) all the time ... but maybe that's just my personal style 
> opinion.

Naah.  For things that you only ever specify as prerequisites, never as
targets, don't spell out the `$(srcdir)/', but let VPATH do its work.

Whenever you specify a file anywhere with `$(srcdir)/' as target or
prerequisite (and many of Automake's special variables end up being
prerequisites to some target), then do it consistently everywhere.

HTH.

Cheers,
Ralf