bug#37499: Wrong location of deps directory when using AC_SUBST

[Karl Berry]

Hi Fabrizio,

    $ tar xfz autotool-bug-abs.tar.gz
    $ cd autotool-bug/proj
    $ ./bootstrap.sh
    $ ./configure --with-mylib=../lib
    $ make

Thanks for the careful recipe. Unfortunately, it still works for me.
readlink -f does return the full path, and I see the full path embedded
in the Makefiles in various places, but not the crucial line:

Makefile:353:/home/fabrizio/temp/autotool-bug/lib/.deps/testApp-mylib_log.Po: 
No such

Line 353 of my src/Makefile is simply
DEPDIR = .deps

which, I guess, explains why it is not failing for me. But I find myself
unable to guess why you are getting a full path there. Looking at the
way $(DEPDIR) is used, it seems expected that it is simply .deps (minus
the leading . on Windows I guess).

I wonder ... are you using an original automake 1.16.x from ftp.gnu.org?
Or are you maybe using a distro version of automake? That could explain
the different behavior (i.e., the distro people introduced some subtle
problem). Otherwise, I'm at a loss.

    Just try to run those commands and unless is something simple to
    address, please close the ticket and let's move on.

It doesn't look simple, so closing as instructed :).

All the best,
Karl