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Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case
Am Don, 2002-01-31 um 02.21 schrieb Tom Tromey:
> >>>>> "Akim" == Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr> writes:
>
> Ralf> If using the new AC_INIT and AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE syntax, PACKAGE
> Ralf> gets translated to lower case letters. - Why this change?
>
> Akim> Because that's the case for most packages.
>
> I think the underlying question is, why does autoconf make this change
> at all? Why not let the user write what he intends, and then just
> respect it?
Right, that's the point and it applies to both PACKAGE and
PACKAGE_TARNAME (rsp. automake's "make dist").
IMO, it's not autoconf's task nor right to lowercase anything
non-internal, esp. not PACKAGE, because this had been _clearly_
documented as not being touched by automake.
> I confess I don't understand the rationale here.
Neither do I.
Ralf