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authorTom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>2001-07-27 00:02:43 +0000
committerTom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>2001-07-27 00:02:43 +0000
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* automake.in (am_print_error): New function.
(am_error): Use it. (am_file_error): Likewise. (am_line_error): Likewise. (am_conf_error): Likewise. (am_conf_line_error): Likewise. * automake.texi (Options): Document no-exeext. * automake.in (handle_options): Recognize no-exeext. (rule_define): Handle no-exeext. * tests/Makefile.am (TESTS): Added new file. * tests/exeext2.test: New file. * automake.in (make_input_list): Removed. (scan_autoconf_config_files): Don't add to make_input_list. (scan_one_autoconf_file): Don't use make_input_list. (scan_autoconf_files): Use make_list, not make_input_list. (scan_autoconf_files): Likewise. * automake.in (seen_exeext): Removed. (generate_makefile): Don't define EXEEXT or OBJEXT. (scan_one_autoconf_file): Don't check for AC_EXEEXT. (am_install_var): Don't check $seen_exeext. (handle_programs): Likewise. (rule_define): Allow x to override x$(EXEEXT), for now. (file_contents_internal): Only define rule if rule_define allows us to. * m4/init.m4 (AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE): Define EXEEXT and OBJEXT.
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@@ -3721,6 +3721,16 @@ is useful for those situations where you don't have the necessary bits
to make automatic dependency tracking work @xref{Dependencies}. In this
case the effect is to effectively disable automatic dependency tracking.
+@item @code{no-exeext}
+@cindex Option, no-exeext
+If your @file{Makefile.am} defines a target @samp{foo}, it will override
+a target named @samp{foo$(EXEEXT)}. This is necessary when
+@code{EXEEXT} is found to be empty. However, by default automake will
+generate an error for this use. The @code{no-exeext} option will
+disable this error. This is intended for use only where it is known in
+advance that the package will not be ported to Windows, or any other
+operating system using extensions on executables.
+
@item @code{no-installinfo}
@cindex Option, no-installinfo
The generated @file{Makefile.in} will not cause info pages to be built