autotools : set Executable() in dependent modules

var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/automake/package.py

@@ -24,10 +24,13 @@
 ##############################################################################
 from spack import *
 
+
 class Automake(Package):
-    """Automake -- make file builder part of autotools"""
-    homepage = "http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/"
-    url      = "http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/automake/automake-1.14.tar.gz"
+    """
+    Automake -- make file builder part of autotools
+    """
+    homepage = 'http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/'
+    url      = 'http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/automake/automake-1.14.tar.gz'
 
     version('1.15',   '716946a105ca228ab545fc37a70df3a3')
     version('1.14.1', 'd052a3e884631b9c7892f2efce542d75')
@@ -35,8 +38,17 @@ class Automake(Package):
 
     depends_on('autoconf')
 
+    def _make_executable(self, name):
+        return Executable(join_path(self.prefix.bin, name))
+
+    def setup_dependent_package(self, module, dependent_spec):
+        # Automake is very likely to be a build dependency,
+        # so we add the tools it provides to the dependent module
+        executables = ['aclocal', 'automake']
+        for name in executables:
+            setattr(module, name, self._make_executable(name))
+
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         configure("--prefix=%s" % prefix)
-
         make()
         make("install")