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2000-10-17 Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr>
* doc/autoconf.texi (The GNU build system): Sketch of new a
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2000-10-17 Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr>
Somehow, the adjustment of `mktests.sh' claimed on 2000-10-17 by

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@menu
* Introduction:: Autoconf's purpose, strengths, and weaknesses
* The GNU build system::
* Making configure Scripts:: How to organize and produce Autoconf scripts
* Setup:: Initialization and output
* Existing Tests:: Macros that check for particular features
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@c ============================================================= Introduction.
@node Introduction, Making configure Scripts, Top, Top
@node Introduction, The GNU build system, Top, Top
@chapter Introduction
@flushright
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Peter Simons}.
@c ================================================= The GNU build system
@node The GNU build system, Making configure Scripts, Introduction, Top
@chapter The GNU build system
@emph{This chapter is still under work. It will be ready for the
release, but most probably not for the next betas.}
I'm unsure about the title.
Move the dissertation `A shell script compiler' here. The text above,
probably starting at `There are several jobs...', should be moved here.
Hm?
Talk about Automake, Libtool.
Explain the concept of system.h.
Promote Bison, Flex and other GNU tools.
Provide pointers to the various documentations and tutorials (books, web
etc.).
Explain that learning is painful, agreed, but getting inspiration is the
way out. Fetish, libit, liberty.
@c ================================================= Making configure Scripts.
@node Making configure Scripts, Setup, Introduction, Top
@node Making configure Scripts, Setup, The GNU build system, Top
@chapter Making @code{configure} Scripts
@cindex @file{aclocal.m4}
@cindex @code{configure}
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AC_PREREQ(@value{VERSION})
@end example
This macro is the only macro that may be used before @code{AC_INIT}.
This macro is the only macro that may be used before @code{AC_INIT}, but
for consistency, you are invited not to do so.
@end defmac
@defmac AC_COPYRIGHT (@var{copyright-notice})