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Re: SUN make and gcc 3.0: committed changes to branch


On May 31, 2001, Hans-Peter Nilsson <hans-peter.nilsson@axis.com> wrote:

> I don't see how that canned reply applies here.  I suggest
> having a look at the actual instance.

Sorry.  I just recalled you had fixed an instance of VPATH in
libstdc++-v3 sources and thought it had to do with it.

> The VPATH is generated by automake *itself*, and the headers *are*
> included in the same source directory.  I believe the generated
> single VPATH is necessary for srcdir != objdir builds such as what
> we recommend.

Incidentally, automake supports srcdir != objdir only when using GNU
make, because other makes are way too broken in VPATH support.

I guess you've just found one of the reasons for that.

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