On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 06:01:07PM +0200, Andrea Bolognani wrote:
It all started when I got
tests/Makefile.am:17: warning: source file '$(top_srcdir)/src/util.c' is in a subdirectory, tests/Makefile.am:17: but option 'subdir-objects' is disabled automake: warning: possible forward-incompatibility. automake: At least a source file is in a subdirectory, but the 'subdir-objects' automake: automake option hasn't been enabled. For now, the corresponding output automake: object file(s) will be placed in the top-level directory. However, automake: this behaviour will change in future Automake versions: they will automake: unconditionally cause object files to be placed in the same subdirectory automake: of the corresponding sources. automake: You are advised to start using 'subdir-objects' option throughout your automake: project, to avoid future incompatibilities.
when running autogen.sh and decided to investigate; before I realized it, I was already deep down the rabbit hole and falling towards Wonderland at an increasingly concerning speed.
Andrea Bolognani (15): gitignore: Fix man page pattern gitignore: Fix aclocal.m4 pattern tests: Don't distribute compiled binaries src: Fix typo in PIE_LDFLAGS src: Remove empty CLEANFILES src: Don't list source files in EXTRA_DIST tests: Move includes to AM_CPPFLAGS src: Make CFLAGS and LDFLAGS global configure: Enable libtool src: Build libutil.la separately configure: Enable subdir-objects configure: Enable -Wno-obsolete and tar-pax configure: Use xz for release archives data: Rename some variables to *_in_files autotools: Use consistent style
Reviewed-by: Pavel Hrdina <phrdina@redhat.com>