Re: How do I avoid a specific variable in the Makefile?

[Jules Colding]

Hi,

> On Fri, 2007-03-16 at 10:58 +0100, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> > > I do not see any use for the macro, besides working around this
> > > Automake bug.
> > 
> > ... I beg to disagree here.  I may simply not want to have some macro
> > to be defined in Makefiles, but have its variable substituted elsewhere
> > (in other config files).  The awkward semantics of macro propagation
> > alone:
> > <http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/html_node/Macros-and-Submakes.html>
> > justify this additional liberty for the developer IMO.
> > 
> > What would be your argument for limiting developer's possibilities?
> > Allowing the package developer to override Automake's "magic" has
> > always been a valuable goal.

Another related question would be: 

If using _AM_SUBST_NOTMAKE isn't the "officially sanctioned" way of
doing what I want to do, then what is the recommended way?

Thanks,
  jules