From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: elfring@users.sourceforge.net (SF Markus Elfring)
Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:24:42 +0100
Subject: [Cocci] Addition of source code documentation generation to the
 build system?
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> But anyway, I don't think that the configureation script generates the
> makefiles.  The make files are static, and they include other files that
> are generated by the configuration file.  But the include information is
> in the static part.

I suggest to reconsider the understanding of Autotools functionality from your
current build specification "configure.ac". Some data need to be conditionally
forwarded through the involved processing stages until it will reach a
documentation generation command.


> I think you should take it up with the ocaml developers.  Surely others
> would appreciate this functionality, if it does not already exist.

Have you got any good contacts to them (e. g. from your university) to get
further helpful ideas eventually?

Regards,
Markus