[gstreamer-bugs] [Bug 357593] New: Generated gst-element-check.m4 installed from $(srcdir)

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GStreamer | gstreamer (core) | Ver: HEAD CVS

           Summary: Generated gst-element-check.m4 installed from $(srcdir)
           Product: GStreamer
           Version: HEAD CVS
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: minor
          Priority: Normal
         Component: gstreamer (core)
        AssignedTo: gstreamer-bugs at lists.sourceforge.net
        ReportedBy: pkj at axis.com
         QAContact: gstreamer-bugs at lists.sourceforge.net
     GNOME version: Unspecified
   GNOME milestone: Unspecified


Please describe the problem:
Today I tried to build gstreamer from CVS rather than the released tar files
for the first time.  This failed when it tried to installgst-element-check.m4,
since it tried to copy it from  $(srcdir).  But since this is a generated file,
it was only present in $(top_builddir).  The reason it works with the released
tar files is that gst-element-check.m4 (and also gstreamer.spec) are included
in the tar file eventhough they are really generated files...  This is probably
also why make distcheck did not pick up on this.


Steps to reproduce:
1. Retrieve a fresh copy of gstreamer.
2. Run configure in another build directory than the source directory.
3. make


Actual results:
It tries to copy $(srcdir)/gst-element-check.m4 which does not exists.

Expected results:
The gst-element-check.m4 in $(top_builddir) should be used.

Does this happen every time?
Yes

Other information:


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