Re: [PATCH] Modernize, improve and extend tests `subobj*.test'.

[Ralf Wildenhues]

* Stefano Lattarini wrote on Sun, Aug 08, 2010 at 12:44:32PM CEST:
> At Sunday 08 August 2010, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> > > -$FGREP 'generic/a.$(OBJEXT)' Makefile.in
> > > +grep '^generic/a\.\$(OBJEXT):' Makefile.in
> > 
> > Some day I'll add initial and trailing space to the target names of
> > all generated rules to see how portable our test suite is ... ;-)
> I assume the change is OK, though... is it?

Are you trying to resurrect the discussion about whether tests should
exploit internal details more than necessary?  We've been there before,
I think.

> > > -cat > foo/Makefile.am << 'EOF'
> > > +cat > foo/Makefile.am << 'END'
> > > 
> > >  AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = subdir-objects
> > >  bin_PROGRAMS = mumble
> > >  mumble_SOURCES = bar/a.c
> > > 
> > > -EOF
> > > +END
> > 
> > Another one of those needless changes.
> It is to enhance consistency within the test script... should I revert 
> it nonetheless?

I don't really care.  In my very humble opinion, such questions take
time that could be used more productively on Automake development.

> Also, what about squashing in this additiona change, to avoid a 
> useless fork (and a useless involution)?

Sure.

Cheers,
Ralf