Re: [Bug-cpio] How to access lib/error.c routines from src/* ?

[Sergey Poznyakoff]

> First, by default lib/error.c and error.h are not added to libcpio.a at all.
> Why? Is this functionality really not needed?

Most of sources from /lib subdirectory are compiled only if 
system's libc does not provide corresponding functions or the versions
it provides are broken. `Configure' decides whether it is necessary
to compile any additional sources.
 
> Second, when I put "libcpio_a_SOURCES += error.h error.c" line
> to lib/Makefile.am, autoreconf displays following error and stops:

Do not modify Makefile.am's unless you know what you are doing.

> autoreconf-default: running: automake --add-missing --force-missing
> lib/Makefile.am:22: automatically discovered file `error.h' should not be 
> explicitly mentioned

See the answer to your first question. Refer to `info Automake' for
the detailed description of the tool.

Regards,
Sergey