buildconf reports variable 'curl_SOURCES' is defined but not used

[mback2k]

src/Makefile.inc:114: warning: variable 'curl_SOURCES' is defined but no program or src/Makefile.inc:114: library has 'curl' as canonical name (possible typo) Makefile.am:151: 'src/Makefile.inc' included from here

My builds work fine, but still this error message makes me wonder what happened.

[dfandrich]

This isn't a new warning, and yes, it's a bit disconcerting. I'm quite sure it has to do with the name curl_SOURCES being a magic automake name and it being used in a context where the curl executable is not being built (i.e. the root Makefile.am). Fixing it involves renaming curl_SOURCES in Makefile.inc to some other name (maybe CURL_SOURCES would be enough), renaming all the references to that new name, then adding a curl_SOURCES = $(CURL_SOURCES) to src/Makefile.am so the magic behaviour is maintained only where it's desired.

[bagder]

Yes, that's exactly my understanding of it too.

[mback2k]

Thanks, @bagder and @dfandrich. 👍