Re: [Plplot-devel] Tests of recent commits

[Joao C. <jc...@fe...>]

On Tuesday 04 February 2003 08:35, Rafael Laboissiere wrote:
> * Alan W. Irwin <ir...@be...> [2003-02-03 14:17]:
> > On Mon, 3 Feb 2003, Rafael Laboissiere wrote:
> > > > make[3]: Entering directory `/home/jcard/plplot/bindings/python'
> > > > python -o plplotcmodule_p_double.c -c++ -DPL_DOUBLE \
> > > > plplotcmodule.i
> > > > Unknown option: -o
> > >
> > > No idea about this.  Alan?
> >
> > The command should be
> >
> > $(SWIG) -python -o plplotcmodule_p_double.c -c++ -DPL_DOUBLE \
> >         plplotcmodule.i
> >
> > So I think his error message is caused because $(SWIG) is undefined f=
or
> > him, but I don't know the root cause of that problem. One possibility=
 is
> > the old autotools versions he is using. Another possibility is he may
> > have forgot to specify --enable-maintainer-mode for his ./configure
> > option.  I don't know whether that is essential or not after you have
> > done a make
> > maintainer-clean, but I suspect it is.
> >
> > What happens, Joao, for the latest stable autotools versions, clean
> > PLplot checkout, and --enable-maintainer-mode?
>
> Your diagnosis above related to the $(SWIG) variable is correct.  Howev=
er,
> the problem cannot be caused at all by the absence of the option
> --enable-maintainer-mode.  I introduced maintainer-mode in a recent com=
mit
> (by adding AM_MAINTAINER_MODE to configure.ac) but for now the only thi=
ng
> that is done in maintainer mode is the printing of a warning message ab=
out
> the unavailability of swig.
>
> To sum up: even with option --disable-maintainer-mode (or, equivalently=
, by
> omitting --enable-maintainer-mode), but with --enable-python, the swig
> checks are done, and the SWIG variable *must* be AC_SUBSTituted by eith=
er
> "swig" or "echo swig program not available #".
>
> I think that Joao should, first of all, update his AutoTools to the lat=
est
> versions, and then try to reproduce the bug.

Yes, I will do that, give me some more time :)
Joao