From 4494d7f0eaa844a169f49a737ab68beef783f36a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Eggert Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 07:47:40 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] * doc/autoconf.texi (File System Conventions): Warn about ":" anywhere in directory names. --- ChangeLog | 5 +++++ doc/autoconf.texi | 4 +++- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index a0d7232d..390c2f13 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2006-06-01 Paul Eggert + + * doc/autoconf.texi (File System Conventions): Warn about ":" + anywhere in directory names. + 2006-05-31 Paul Eggert * lib/autoconf/general.m4 (_AC_DO_ECHO): Be even more conservative diff --git a/doc/autoconf.texi b/doc/autoconf.texi index 08bf22e2..c69d71aa 100644 --- a/doc/autoconf.texi +++ b/doc/autoconf.texi @@ -10947,7 +10947,9 @@ the following: Also, file names should not begin with @samp{~} or @samp{-}, and should contain neither @samp{-} immediately after @samp{/} nor @samp{~} -immediately after @samp{:}. +immediately after @samp{:}. On Posix-like platforms, directory names +should not contain @samp{:}, as this runs afoul of @samp{:} used as the +path separator. These restrictions apply not only to the files that you distribute, but also to the absolute file names of your source, build, and destination -- 2.11.4.GIT