> +if ! { : < configure; } 2> /dev/null; then > + cat <<EOF > +*** Error: You have to configure and build in the source directory. > + > +EOF > + exit 1 > +fi Rather than documenting a limitation here, why don't we do what people actually want. What do other build systems generally do when running configure from some other directory? Copy/link the Makefiles and then construct them carefully such that they can find all the source files? That doesn't sound like it would be that hard. -Carl -- carl.d.worth@intel.com