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Date:      Wed, 16 Jan 2002 19:26:49 -0500
From:      Alan E <alane@geeksrus.net>
To:        "Simon 'corecode' Schubert" <corecode@corecode.ath.cx>, Fernan Aguero <fernan@iib.unsam.edu.ar>
Cc:        ports@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: [porter's handbook] problems generating pkg-plist automagically
Message-ID:  <200201170026.g0H0QnH05782@wwweasel.geeksrus.net>
In-Reply-To: <20020117011302.5d838788.corecode@corecode.ath.cx>
References:  <20020116160826.E2966@iib.unsam.edu.ar> <20020116201954.F2966@iib.unsam.edu.ar> <20020117011302.5d838788.corecode@corecode.ath.cx>

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On Wednesday 16 January 2002 19:13, Simon 'corecode' Schubert wrote:

>
> you should patch Makefile.am when your port install is using automake
> (doesn't appear to me so). otherwise you have to patch Makefile.in
> because this is the source configure builds the final Makefile from. In
> case you don't want to run automake just for creating that modified .in
> file, it's really better to modify the .in file itself.

I disagree here. IMO you should modify the file at the top of the food chain.
>
> right. see above. your configure somehow notices that the .am file is
> newer than the .in file and concludes: .in needs to be rebuilt. this
> isn't what you want.

See above.

Fernan, 

AFA automake goes, you need to update your ports. automake is v. 1.5 and 
autoconf is v. 2.52.

-- 
Alan Eldridge
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