try to find workaround for old automake

[libt2n] / example-codegen / TODO

diff --git a/example-codegen/TODO b/example-codegen/TODO
index 39fc78d..7386630 100644 (file)
--- a/example-codegen/TODO
+++ b/example-codegen/TODO
@@ -14,9 +14,16 @@ now we use the first solution
   for codegen - but not overwriting output files if they are the same)
 - howto include the part after "# always the same:" in all makefiles (using the codegenerator)
   (we now use make's include)
-- lib name should be group name + suffix/prefix
+- lib name should be group name + suffix/prefix ?!
+  user should have complete control => no default suffix/perfix
+  headers should be installed in pkgincludedir? maybe yes on the other hand
+  the user can pass the directory to configure via --includedir
 - the example should not get installed (but still it should show how to build a lib that gets installed :-(
   (overwriting install: doesn't work)
+  => perhaps split libt2n package into 3 packages?
+       libt2n
+       libt2n-example-codegen
+       libt2n-example-libusage
 - at the moment make dist from within a clean source will not work
   (this is related to the nodist problem / old automake version)
   this is caused by BUILT_SOURCES not working for make dist(check?)
@@ -29,6 +36,32 @@ now we use the first solution
   => how to add dependency on BUILT_SOURCES for dist?
   the real problem is that make dist should not depend on BUILT_SOURCES
   unfortunately we can't fix this as long as we use a old automake version
-- add (standalone) example using generated client library
-  (=> depends on installed example)
-  example consists of: the same client.cpp but provides a configure.in and Makefile.am
+  (DISTFILES includes generated files we would like to mark as noinst)
+- make clean / make distclean?! make clean geht beim zweiten mal nicht
+  now it works?! why?!
+  das ganze ist abhängig davon in welchem verzeichnis man ist?!
+  das problem ist:
+       BUILT_SOURCES -> generierte files -> codegen !
+  (make clean in toplevel src dir -> codegen does not exist)
+
+  => how to get rid off BUILT_SOURCES
+     or how to get rid off dependency off clean and dist on BUILT_SOURCES files ?
+     (the nodist problem)
+
+  getting rid off BUILT_SOURCES would not suffice
+  (explicit dependencies still would depend upon the files)
+  => the real problem is the missing nodist
+
+  => workaround for old automake version?
+  a workaround would require us not to use _SOURCES but still be able to add object files
+  to the libs/bins created
+  looking at the generated Makefile this perhaps could be done via _OBJECTS
+  
+  nodist wurde mit automake 1.5 eingeführt (2001-08-23)
+  
+  what doesn't work:
+  - make dist and make clean only work if you did a make all
+
+  hmm Makefile should not depend on BUILT_SOURCES
+       http://sources.redhat.com/ml/bug-automake/2000/msg00040.html
+  
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