Re: Possible typo in "Subpackages"

[Ralf Wildenhues]

Hello Reuben,

* Reuben Thomas wrote on Fri, Dec 22, 2006 at 12:26:28PM CET:
> In the 1.9 manual:
> 
> "   The purpose of the `AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([.])' instruction is to force
> Automake and Autoconf into search auxiliary script in the current
> directory."
> 
> I don't understand "force Automake and Autoconf into search auxiliary 
> script". Sounds like it should be something like "searching for the 
> auxiliary scripts".
> 
> Again, "The historical default is to search these auxiliary scripts in the 
> immediate parent and grand-parent directories." Presuambly "search" --> 
> "search for", and delete the tautological "immediate".

If I understand your comments correctly (which I'm not sure of), then
this patch against CVS HEAD should fix them.  OK to apply?

Cheers, and thanks for the report, and sorry for the delay,
Ralf

2007-01-24  Ralf Wildenhues  <address@hidden>

        * doc/automake.texi (Subpackages): Fix ambiguous wording.
        Report and suggestions by Reuben Thomas.
        * THANKS: Update.

Index: THANKS
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RCS file: /cvs/automake/automake/THANKS,v
retrieving revision 1.297
diff -u -r1.297 THANKS
--- THANKS      28 Oct 2006 09:51:57 -0000      1.297
+++ THANKS      24 Jan 2007 00:08:13 -0000
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@
 Ralf Wildenhues                address@hidden
 Ralph Schleicher       address@hidden
 Ramón García Fernández address@hidden
+Reuben Thomas          address@hidden
 Rich Wales             address@hidden
 Richard Boulton                address@hidden
 Richard Dawe           address@hidden
Index: doc/automake.texi
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RCS file: /cvs/automake/automake/doc/automake.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.162
diff -u -r1.162 automake.texi
--- doc/automake.texi   19 Dec 2006 23:52:55 -0000      1.162
+++ doc/automake.texi   24 Jan 2007 00:06:13 -0000
@@ -4320,14 +4320,14 @@
 to be embedded in another package, it can still be used separately.
 
 The purpose of the @samp{AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([.])} instruction is to
-force Automake and Autoconf into search auxiliary script in the
+force Automake and Autoconf to search for auxiliary script in the
 current directory.  For instance, this means that there will be two
 copies of @file{install-sh}: one in the top-level of the @code{arm}
 package, and another one in the @file{hand/} subdirectory for the
 @code{hand} package.
 
-The historical default is to search these auxiliary scripts in the
-immediate parent and grand-parent directories.  So if the
+The historical default is to search for these auxiliary scripts in
+the parent directory and the grand-parent directory.  So if the
 @samp{AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([.])} line was removed from
 @file{hand/configure.ac}, that subpackage would share the auxiliary
 script of the @code{arm} package.  This may looks like a gain in size