automake: Shorter object file names under subdir-objects

Combining the 'subdir-objects' option with target-specific flags had
the consequence of producing long object file names.  This was done to
preventively ensure the uniqueness of object file names.  We are now
using shorter names by default, and handle long names when an actual
conflict is detected.  This will hopefully reduce the necessity of
using the 'prog_SHORTNAME' facility.

Example:
previously:
  AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = subdir-objects
  bin_PROGRAMS += path/to/foo
  path_to_foo_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) -g

resulted in objects:
  sub/path_to_foo-foo.o

now object file name is:
  sub/foo-foo.o

* bin/automake.in (proglist, liblist, ltliblist)
(dup_shortnames): New globals.
(initialize_per_input): Initialize them.
(handle_targets): New subroutine.
(handle_single_transform): Truncate object file names when possible.
* t/subobj-objname-clash.sh: New test.
* t/list-of-tests.mk (handwritten_TESTS): Add it.
* NEWS: Update.

Signed-off-by: Mathieu Lirzin <mthl@gnu.org>

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 5aa2c8824..5ddf6a06e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@
 
 New in 1.16:
 
+* Miscellaneous changes
+
+  - When subdir-objects is in effect, Automake will now construct
+    shorter object file names when no programs and libraries name
+    clashes are encountered.  This should make the discouraged use of
+    'foo_SHORTNAME' unnecessary in many cases.
+
 * Bugs fixed:
 
   - Automatic dependency tracking has been fixed to work also when the