From 6880ecb207efdd869ab2a8bcdbd0cd24e36bf9f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Karl Berry Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 10:04:17 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs: reference defining directories in amhello node. * doc/automake.texi (amhello Explained): Point to Autoconf manual for how to convert directory values into macros. (Optional): Fix grammar nit. Signed-off-by: Ralf Wildenhues --- ChangeLog | 8 ++++++++ doc/automake.texi | 7 ++++++- 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index bf44677..5fc0c9a 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,11 @@ +2011-01-08 Karl Berry + Eric Blake + + docs: reference defining directories in amhello node. + * doc/automake.texi (amhello Explained): Point to Autoconf + manual for how to convert directory values into macros. + (Optional): Fix grammar nit. + 2011-01-02 Stefano Lattarini * NEWS: Fix typo (forgotten word). diff --git a/doc/automake.texi b/doc/automake.texi index 43ad581..c63dbf3 100644 --- a/doc/automake.texi +++ b/doc/automake.texi @@ -1736,6 +1736,11 @@ automatically distributed is presented by @code{automake --help}). The only important effect of this second line is therefore to install @file{README} during @code{make install}. +One thing not covered in this example is accessing the installation +directory values (@pxref{Standard Directory Variables}) from your +program code, that is, converting them into defined macros. For this, +@pxref{Defining Directories,,, autoconf, The Autoconf Manual}. + @node Generalities @chapter General ideas @@ -2905,7 +2910,7 @@ Automake will generate rules to rebuild these headers. Older versions of Automake required the use of @code{AM_CONFIG_HEADER} (@pxref{Macros}); this is no longer the case. -As for @code{AC_CONFIG_FILES} (@pxref{Requirements}), parts of the +As with @code{AC_CONFIG_FILES} (@pxref{Requirements}), parts of the specification using shell variables will be ignored as far as cleaning, distributing, and rebuilding is concerned. -- 2.7.4