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bug#11347: the remake rules in the automake test suite are too greedy
From: |
Stefano Lattarini |
Subject: |
bug#11347: the remake rules in the automake test suite are too greedy |
Date: |
Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:10:06 +0200 |
Severity: minor
Reference: <http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=11306#11>
On 04/22/2012 08:10 PM, Bruno Haible wrote:
>
> [SNIP]
>
> Modifying a test apparently requires me to have the same exact Autoconf
> version (2.68) as you did. What an annoyance! I have to proceed like this:
>
> 1. On a machine with autoconf 2.68:
> - Unpack a fresh automake-1.11d directory.
> $ ./configure; make # This is necessary to build 'automake'.
> - Then only! change t/lex-libobj.sh
> $ make # This uses the built 'automake'.
> $ make distclean
> 2. Copy this directory to the target machine (without autoconf 2.68).
> 3. $ ./configure; make
> $ make check TESTS=t/lex-libobj
>
I agree this situation is suboptimal and can hinder on-field testing by
the users that are not automake developers. I will fix this soonish.
Thanks,
Stefano
- bug#11347: the remake rules in the automake test suite are too greedy,
Stefano Lattarini <=