Created attachment 38343 [details] output of failing mkdir build && cd build && ../configure && make On my machine, systemd build fine when running 'configure && make' from the root of the source directory. When running from a 'build' subdirectory (either under the top-level source directory or in a completely different place), the build fails with make[1]: *** No rule to make target `../systemadm_vala.stamp', needed by `../src/systemadm.c'. Stop.
This is pretty much standard use of automake's vala integration. Probably something to report to upstream autoconf.
uh, to upstream automake I meant.
OK, closing, please submit to automake upstream!
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