From 3a7aa01e2ada483c5790dc9ea1d761fd75248ff2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Eggert Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2024 20:32:40 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc: mention ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS and # * doc/autoconf.texi: Mention that ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS cannot use makefile comments. Problem reported by Collin Funk in: https://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-gnulib/2024-06/msg00005.html --- doc/autoconf.texi | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/autoconf.texi b/doc/autoconf.texi index cb148398..ee3f2f7a 100644 --- a/doc/autoconf.texi +++ b/doc/autoconf.texi @@ -1821,7 +1821,8 @@ If you want @command{autoreconf} to pass flags that are not listed here on to @command{aclocal}, set @code{ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS} in your @file{Makefile.am}. Due to a limitation in the Autoconf implementation these flags currently must be set on a single line in @file{Makefile.am}, without any -backslash-newlines. Also, be aware that future Automake releases might +backslash-newlines or makefile comments. +Also, be aware that future Automake releases might start flagging @code{ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS} as obsolescent, or even remove support for it. @@ -2171,7 +2172,7 @@ Note that if you use @command{aclocal} from an Automake release prior to in your top-level @file{Makefile.am}. Due to a limitation in the Autoconf implementation of @command{autoreconf}, these include directives currently must be set on a single line in @file{Makefile.am}, -without any backslash-newlines. +without any backslash-newlines or makefile comments. @end defmac @prindex @command{config.guess}