[Freeipa-devel] [freeipa PR#268][comment] Build system must regenerate file when template changes

[pspacek]

  URL: https://github.com/freeipa/freeipa/pull/268
Title: #268: Build system must regenerate file when template changes

pspacek commented:
"""
Oh, you are right, I was mixing `CONFIG_STATUS_DEPEDENCIES` and `AC_CONFIG_FILES`. Sorry!

So please let me explain the problem with `AC_CONFIG_FILES`:
`AC_CONFIG_FILES` properly substitutes variables only in Makefiles, as explained in [Autoconf v2.69 manual chapter 4.8.2 Installation Directory Variables](https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/autoconf-2.69/html_node/Installation-Directory-Variables.html).

Yes, we can use `AC_CONFIG_FILES` so all variables can used for substitution, but in that case only subset of all usable variables will be substituted correctly. I do not think that it is right approach.
"""

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