* automake.in (generate_makefile): Better explanation for ansi2knr

	fix.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bceb07d1469c678ddb93285df7206142bd89a3a3..a461aeb436a1c4d5b25dbc54f9f03780ee4a6037 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-05-24  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
+
+       * automake.in (generate_makefile): Better explanation for ansi2knr
+       fix.
+
 2001-05-23  Alexandre Duret-Lutz  <duret_g@epita.fr>
 
        * automake.in (handle_languages, handle_single_transform_list):

diff --git a/automake.in b/automake.in
index c6e17bc874dad6f254d08f79bde6b7d1f3e7ecbd..a86be0b4e68eb7be56a112bceb268bd17d49241c 100755 (executable)
--- a/automake.in
+++ b/automake.in
@@ -1239,8 +1239,9 @@ sub generate_makefile
     &handle_scripts;
 
     # This must run first so that the ANSI2KNR definition is generated
-    # before it is used by the _.c rules.  This works around an
-    # obscure bug.
+    # before it is used by the _.c rules.  We have to do this because
+    # a variable which is used in a dependency must be defined before
+    # the target, or else make won't properly see it.
     &handle_compile;
     # This must be run after all the sources are scanned.
     &handle_languages;