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| author | Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> | 2013-01-01 00:47:33 +0100 |
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| committer | Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> | 2013-01-01 00:47:33 +0100 |
| commit | a1de656319377f01599d0002f0f4022bbd59b589 (patch) | |
| tree | ac7a2517718f6bedc616d7603a0646b565c70b2d /doc | |
| parent | a2e9a71348a6ad79c9f856997b41daa36cca3f0b (diff) | |
| download | automake-a1de656319377f01599d0002f0f4022bbd59b589.tar.gz | |
docs: autom4te cache can break CONFIGURE_DEPENDENCIES
In fact, the new test 'remake-configure-dependencies.sh' only
works because it disables the autom4te cache :-( That is more
of an AUtotools design issue than an Automake bug, so better
just document it ...
* doc/automake.texi (Rebuilding): ... here.
Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/automake.texi | 6 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/automake.texi b/doc/automake.texi index 47a8e3a32..b4dad5c08 100644 --- a/doc/automake.texi +++ b/doc/automake.texi @@ -9911,7 +9911,11 @@ Beware not to mistake @code{CONFIGURE_DEPENDENCIES} for variable should be seldom used, because @command{automake} already tracks @code{m4_include}d files. However it can be useful when playing tricky games with @code{m4_esyscmd} or similar non-recommendable -macros with side effects. +macros with side effects. Be also aware that interactions of this +variable with the @ref{Autom4te Cache, , autom4te cache, autoconf, +The Autoconf Manual} are quite problematic and can cause subtle +breakage, so you might want to disable the cache if you want to use +@code{CONFIGURE_DEPENDENCIES}. @code{CONFIG_STATUS_DEPENDENCIES} adds dependencies to the @file{config.status} rule, whose effect is to run @file{configure}. |