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Re: /usr/share/automake-1.6
- From: Alexandre Duret-Lutz <duret_g at lrde dot epita dot fr>
- To: Artur Kedzierski <artur at kedzierski dot org>
- Cc: automake at gnu dot org
- Date: 02 Sep 2002 00:54:30 +0200
- Subject: Re: /usr/share/automake-1.6
- References: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0209011235230.5260-100000@sic.ked>
>>> "Artur" == Artur Kedzierski <artur@kedzierski.org> writes:
Artur> Hi,
Artur> Is there a reasone why Automake 1.6 creates a directory
Artur> /usr/share/automake-1.6
Yep, see the "API versioning" section of the documentation.
Artur> instead of using /usr/share/automake/ ?
I guess you meant /usr/share/aclocal-1.6/ and /usr/share/aclocal/.
aclocal uses *both* directories.
Artur> Many software packages install m4 macros into
Artur> /usr/share/automake/.
Third party packages should install their macros in $(datadir)/aclocal/.
See also `aclocal --print-ac-dir`.
Artur> Will these macros be used by automake 1.6 or they will
Artur> be ignored because they are not in automake-1.6?
They will be used. $(datadir)/aclocal-1.6/ is a private directory,
don't put anything in it.
In short: don't change the place exising packages install their macros.
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Alexandre Duret-Lutz