Re: [libstdc++ PATCH] do not override PACKAGE

[Phil Edwards <phil at jaj dot com>]

On Sat, Aug 09, 2003 at 10:02:08AM +0200, Alexandre Duret-Lutz wrote:
> >>> "Phil" == Phil Edwards <phil@jaj.com> writes:
> 
>  Phil> On Sat, Aug 09, 2003 at 12:51:11AM +0200, Alexandre Duret-Lutz wrote:
>  >> 
>  >> This fixes the PACKAGE renaming issue the "Right Way".
> 
>  Phil> I was told the 4-arg form was deprecated.
> 
> You were told wrong.

Excellent!  :-)  I've used the 4-arg form, then.


>  >> Automake
>  >> actually has nothing to do about it.
> 
>  Phil> *shrug* The incorrect form of PACKAGE is assigned during
>  Phil> the expansion of AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE.  (I realize that it's
>  Phil> autoconf which expands configure.ac.)
> 
> Yes, and it's also Autoconf which computes the tarball name.
> Automake simply does PACKAGE=$PACKAGE_TARNAME.

Cute.  Fixed now.


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