From: Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 04:34:53 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Fix for recursive check; other fixes
X-Git-Tag: Release-1-1g~25
X-Git-Url: https://sourceware.org/git/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=fca808221672f7ab605ffd4ac7c5e09a31d477b7;p=automake.git

Fix for recursive check; other fixes
---

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 395a2a56..e70990bb 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 Thu Oct 10 16:12:38 1996  Tom Tromey  <tromey@cygnus.com>
 
+	* m4/lispdir.m4: Unset EMACS if it is set to `t'.
+
 	* automake.in (handle_dist_worker): Allow EXTRA_DIST items to be
 	in subdirs.
+	(do_one_merge_target): Use all-am, not all, in subdirs case.
+	(handle_merge_targets): Always generate all-am in subdirs case.
 
 	* remake.am (Makefile): Depend on BUILT_SOURCES.
 	* remake-subd.am (Makefile): Depend on BUILT_SOURCES.
diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 95d1b3e5..7391ef12 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -15,9 +15,13 @@ Further:
 - consider adding "echo"s to installs again.
   users can use make SHELL='sh -x' to get the full dirt
 
-Avoid loops when installing; instead unroll them in automake
+Some long-term projects:
+* if $(FOO) is used somewhere, ensure FOO is defined, either by
+  user or by automake if possible
+* Don't rearrange order of `include' lines relative to += assignments.
+* Handle += assignments at all.
 
-allow `EXTRA_DIST = foo/bar'; too many requests to ignore
+Avoid loops when installing; instead unroll them in automake
 
 Franc,ois> * ansi2knr was uselessly compiled, and it might be an
 Franc,ois> Automake problem:
@@ -142,7 +146,6 @@ Then user must use "make -k check".  This is probably more natural.
 Consider: "cvs" option adds some cvs-specific rules?
 
 "Cygnus"-specific features:
-* An option that statically rewrites @MAINT@ to "#M#".
 * Should look for certain tools in the build tree:
   expect, dejagnu, makeinfo
 * `no-installinfo' is the default
@@ -316,8 +319,6 @@ some support for this.  Here are some of the issues:
 
 These can both be handled via dist-hook:
 . Consider supporting guile-style PLUGIN directories automatically?
-. Consider allowing eg "foo/bar" to appear in EXTRA_DIST, and generating
-  code to make directory foo at dist time
 
 djm says:
 David> To avoid comments like the one about subdirs getting buried in
@@ -334,17 +335,9 @@ Karl> generally uses lowercase. Not that it matters :-).
 
 Stuff for aclocal:
 
-Should ignore ## comments.
-
 probably should put each group of m4 files into a subdir owned by the
 containing application.
 
-must fill in definitions for some of the AC_FEATURE macros
-
-consider including autosystem; that is the only way the AC_FEATURE
-macros even make sense.  Or move the AC_FEATURE macros back into
-autosystem...
-
 ================================================================
 
 Document:
diff --git a/automake.in b/automake.in
index fb3d8649..027d8445 100755
--- a/automake.in
+++ b/automake.in
@@ -2344,6 +2344,10 @@ sub handle_merge_targets
 	else
 	{
 	    @all = ('all-recursive');
+
+	    # Must always generate `all-am' target, so it can be
+	    # referred to elsewhere.
+	    $output_rules .= "all-am:\n";
 	}
 	if (@install_exec)
 	{
@@ -2458,15 +2462,17 @@ sub do_one_merge_target
     {
 	if (! &variable_defined ('SUBDIRS'))
 	{
-	    # 'check' must depend on 'all', but not when doing
+	    # 'check' must depend on `all', but not when doing
 	    # recursive build.
 	    unshift (@values, 'all');
 	}
 	else
 	{
 	    # When subdirs are used, do the `all' build and then do
-	    # all the recursive stuff.
-	    $output_rules .= "check: all\n";
+	    # all the recursive stuff.  Actually use `all-am' because
+	    # it doesn't recurse; we rely on the check target in the
+	    # subdirs to do the required builds there.
+	    $output_rules .= "check: all-am\n";
 	    &pretty_print_rule ("\t\$(MAKE)", "\t  ", @values);
 	    $done = 1;
 	}
diff --git a/m4/lispdir.m4 b/m4/lispdir.m4
index d223cb84..90472774 100644
--- a/m4/lispdir.m4
+++ b/m4/lispdir.m4
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 # serial 1
 
 AC_DEFUN(AM_PATH_LISPDIR,
- [AC_PATH_PROG(EMACS, emacs xemacs, no)
+ [# If set to t, that means we are running in a shell under Emacs.
+  # If you have an Emacs named "t", then use the full path.
+  test "$EMACS" = t && EMACS=
+  AC_PATH_PROG(EMACS, emacs xemacs, no)
   if test $EMACS != "no"; then
     AC_MSG_CHECKING([where .elc files should go])
     dnl Set default value