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bug#7773: (lack of) config.h description in manual
From: |
Ralf Wildenhues |
Subject: |
bug#7773: (lack of) config.h description in manual |
Date: |
Sat, 8 Jan 2011 10:08:44 +0100 |
User-agent: |
Mutt/1.5.20 (2010-08-04) |
As part of addressing Automake bug#7766 and bug#7773, I'm pushing the
following in Karl's name, to the maint branch.
Cheers,
Ralf
2011-01-08 Karl Berry <address@hidden>
Eric Blake <address@hidden>
docs: reference defining directories in amhello node.
* doc/automake.texi (amhello Explained): Point to Autoconf
manual for how to convert directory values into macros.
(Optional): Fix grammar nit.
diff --git a/doc/automake.texi b/doc/automake.texi
index 43ad581..c63dbf3 100644
--- a/doc/automake.texi
+++ b/doc/automake.texi
@@ -1736,6 +1736,11 @@ amhello Explained
The only important effect of this second line is therefore to install
@file{README} during @code{make install}.
+One thing not covered in this example is accessing the installation
+directory values (@pxref{Standard Directory Variables}) from your
+program code, that is, converting them into defined macros. For this,
address@hidden Directories,,, autoconf, The Autoconf Manual}.
+
@node Generalities
@chapter General ideas
@@ -2905,7 +2910,7 @@ Optional
of Automake required the use of @code{AM_CONFIG_HEADER}
(@pxref{Macros}); this is no longer the case.
-As for @code{AC_CONFIG_FILES} (@pxref{Requirements}), parts of the
+As with @code{AC_CONFIG_FILES} (@pxref{Requirements}), parts of the
specification using shell variables will be ignored as far as
cleaning, distributing, and rebuilding is concerned.