Re: [xml] Release of libxml2-2.6.16

["Gerrit P. Haase" <gp familiehaase de>]

Daniel Veillard wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 10, 2004 at 11:45:38PM +0100, Gerrit P. Haase wrote:
> > I'm getting this error when building outside the sourcetree:
> >
> > Making all in .
> > make[2]: Entering directory `/ftproot/pub/libxml2/libxml2-2.6.16/.build'
> > /bin/python: can't open file 'gentest.py'
[...]
> > Suggested fix: rename gentest.py and doc/libxml2-api.xml to 
> > gentest.py.in doc/libxml2-api.xml.in and let configure generate them as 
> > output files in the buildtree (include with AC_OUTPUT), then it should work.
>
>
>  I disagree. The fact that you can't regenerate the C file should not prevent
> compiling it because it should be present in $(srcdir) anyway.
>   paphio:~/XML -> tar tvzf libxml2-2.6.16.tar.gz | grep testapi.c
>   -rw-rw-r-- 50138/69    1317100 2004-11-09 17:12:04 libxml2-2.6.16/testapi.c
>   paphio:~/XML ->
> Now you need to understand why your make didn't found it in $(srcdir)
> that's where the problem is !

Yes, I know I have the file here too, I don't know why gentest.py is 
called.  It is probably a libtool / automake feature;)


Gerrit
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