[RFC] Update to current automake/autoconf/libtool versions.

Andrew Cagney ac131313@redhat.com
Thu Dec 5 13:13:00 GMT 2002


>> I'm not sure I understand the question, but I'll elaborate on the 
>> situation a bit in hopes that I can answer it anyway.
>> 
>> Automake-1.4p5 generates Makefile.in's that use the syntax:
>> 
>> ylwrap PROGRAM INPUT [OUTPUT DESIRED]... -- [ARGS]...
>> 
>> Automake-1.7 generates Makefile.in's that use the syntax:
>> 
>> ylwrap INPUT [OUTPUT DESIRED]... -- PROGRAM [ARGS]...
>> 
>> So if we use automake-1.7 to build Makefile.in binutils/ld/gas, we need 
>> to use the ylwrap from automake-1.7 as well, which uses the new syntax 
>> and therefore requires the change to the GDB Makefile.in.   I don't 
>> think it's possible to have a version of the GDB Makefile.in that works 
>> with both versions.
> 
> 
> But, to clarify even further: if we use the new ylwrap from Automake
> 1.7, regardless of what version of _automake_ we are using, then Klee's
> patch to gdb/Makefile.in will work.
> 
> This means that all directories which use both automake and ylwrap must
> be converted at the same time however.

[australian expletive deleted]

But GDB, which doesn't use automake, can start using the new one 
(locally) now, and get the patches committed?

Andrew




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