[PATCH] libfortran: Simplify Makefile logic

[Iain Sandoe]

> On 11 Jun 2025, at 15:17, FX Coudert <fxcoudert@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
>> I am just wondering if the order in Makefile.am as it is now is needed. E.g.
>> pack_* follows pow_* and some other are not lexicographicaly ordered. Are there
>> dependencies that necessitate this? Or could you just sort them, so that
>> looking up files is easier for humans?
> 
> I think they don’t matter, but my automake skills are not that great, so I kept the current order.
> 
> Another improvement I could imagine is, instead of listing files explicitly, we could use some patterns/globing; but I don’t know how well it would work, how to achieve it, and whether it’s considered good practice in gcc’s build machinery generally.

I’d think it might alsobe  possible to specify the sources list in a separate file, and include that in both the Makefile.am and regenerate.sh.  That does not ensure completeness, but it does ensure consistency,

> I aimed to solve the existing problems, but with minimal disruption.

good plan!

Iain