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1 files changed, 18 insertions, 3 deletions
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ New in 1.16: * Bugs fixed: - Automatic dependency tracking has been fixed to work also when the - subdir-object option is used and some 'foo_SOURCES' definition contains - unexpanded references to make variables, as in, e.g.: + 'subdir-object' option is used and some 'foo_SOURCES' definition + contains unexpanded references to make variables, as in, e.g.: a_src = sources/libs/aaa b_src = sources/bbb @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ New in 1.16: tracking information will be correctly placed under the directories named 'sources/libs/aaa/.deps' and 'sources/bbb/.deps', rather than mistakenly under directories named (literally!) '$(src_a)/.deps' and - '$(src_b)/.deps' (this was automake bug#13928). + '$(src_b)/.deps' (this was the first part of automake bug#13928). Notice that in order to fix this bug we had to slightly change the semantics of how config.status bootstraps the makefile fragments @@ -88,6 +88,21 @@ New in 1.16: using a private target that is only meant to bootstrap the required makefile fragments. + - The 'subdir-object' option no longer causes object files corresponding + to source files specified with an explicit '$(srcdir)' component to be + placed in the source tree rather than in the build tree. + + For example, if Makefile.am contains: + + AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = subdir-objects + foo_SOURCES = $(srcdir)/foo.c $(srcdir)/s/bar.c $(top_srcdir)/baz.c + + then "make all" will create 'foo.o' and 's/bar.o' in $(builddir) rather + than in $(srcdir), and will create 'baz.o' in $(top_builddir) rather + than in $(top_srcdir). + + This was the second part of automake bug#13928. + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New in 1.15: |