preparing a new release (part 2)

[Stewart V. Wright]

G'day Linas,

* linas <linas@austin.ibm.com> [050907 17:18]:
> On Wed, Sep 07, 2005 at 06:14:41PM +0300, Andris Pavenis was heard to remark:
> >  
> > -TESTS = test
> > -
> >  check_PROGRAMS = test
> >  
> >  test_SOURCES = test.c
> 
> This is a really bad name for a unix prgram. For, on my machine
> 
>   which test 
> 
> returns
> 
>   /usr/bin/test


I would not disagree too loudly on aesthetic grounds, but automake is
smart enough to preface the check_PROGRAMS with a ./ (or at least
enough of the directory tree) so there is no real problem in calling
it test, true or even false (if you wanted to be _really_ nasty to the
next generation of developers).

All in all the naming is not really a worry.  I'm surprised about the
ordering of TESTS and check_PROGRAMS though...



Cheers,

S.
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