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Re: [PATCH] build info files in $(docbuilddir)

From: Steve Christiansen <smc at us dot ibm dot com>
To: Alexandre Oliva <aoliva at redhat dot com>
Cc: Brendan Conoboy <blc at redhat dot com>, gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 16:04:36 -0700
Subject: Re: [PATCH] build info files in $(docbuilddir)
References: <20020508202223.GA21965@redhat.com> <orwuuew92c.fsf@free.redhat.lsd.ic.unicamp.br>

On Wed, May 08, 2002 at 07:47:55PM -0300, Alexandre Oliva wrote:
> On May  8, 2002, Brendan Conoboy <blc@redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> > Instead of building them in the gcc/doc directory, it builds
> > them in $(docbuilddir).
> 
> ... 
> As for the name of the macro, it should be something that doesn't give
> the impression of being in neither the source nor the build tree.
> Unfortunately, the most natural macro name for this, infodir, is
> already taken as the infodir installation directory, and infobuilddir
> would bias the name to the build tree, which is what I dislike.  I
> pondered about it for a while, but couldn't think of anything I
> liked, so I'm now open to suggestions.  Ideas?

infomakedir or infostagedir?


Steve

References:
- [PATCH] build info files in $(docbuilddir)
  - From: Brendan Conoboy
- Re: [PATCH] build info files in $(docbuilddir)
  - From: Alexandre Oliva

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