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Document current beta-quality status.

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* configure.ac: Reflect fact that change to git-version-gen
produces -, but not always a letter, on non-release builds.
* BUGS: Mention known issues.
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (_AS_DETECT_BETTER_SHELL): Ask for help in
debugging platforms with deficient shells.

Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
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Eric Blake 2008-10-29 09:27:11 -06:00
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BUGS
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@ -24,8 +24,14 @@ and use with caution an Autoconf with ``Important bugs''.
* Status
/*--------------------------.
| Sane for full scale use. |
`--------------------------*/
/*------------------------------------.
| New features need further testing. |
`------------------------------------*/
* No known serious or important bugs.
* Now that configure depends on shell functions, it is possible that
configure scripts may fail to run on old platforms that lack a shell
with proper function support.
* Cygwin has known problems with named fifos that cause failures when
attempting parallel tests in an autotest suite. It is possible that
other platforms also have difficulty with parallel testing.

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ChangeLog
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@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
2008-10-29 Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
Document current beta-quality status.
* configure.ac: Reflect fact that change to git-version-gen
produces -, but not always a letter, on non-release builds.
* BUGS: Mention known issues.
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (_AS_DETECT_BETTER_SHELL): Ask for help in
debugging platforms with deficient shells.
2008-10-29 Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
Alter signature of AS_INIT_GENERATED.

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configure.ac
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@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile doc/Makefile
AC_OUTPUT
# Report the state of this version of Autoconf if this is a beta.
m4_bmatch(m4_defn([AC_PACKAGE_VERSION]), [[a-z]],
m4_bmatch(m4_defn([AC_PACKAGE_VERSION]), [[-a-z]],
[ cat <<EOF
You are about to use an experimental version of Autoconf. Be sure to
@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ read the relevant mailing lists, most importantly <autoconf@gnu.org>.
Below you will find information on the status of this version of Autoconf.
EOF
sed -n '/^\* Status/,$p' $srcdir/BUGS
echo
])dnl

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lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4
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@ -236,11 +236,16 @@ dnl Remove any tests from suggested that are also required
export CONFIG_SHELL
exec "$CONFIG_SHELL" "$as_myself" ${1+"$[@]"}])
dnl Unfortunately, $as_me isn't available here.
AS_IF([test x$as_have_required = xno],
[echo This script requires a shell more modern than all the
echo shells that I found on your system. Please install a
echo modern shell, or manually run the script under such a
echo shell if you do have one.
[AS_ECHO("m4_text_wrap([This script requires a shell more modern than
all the shells that I found on your system. Please tell]
m4_defn([m4_PACKAGE_BUGREPORT])
m4_ifset([AC_PACKAGE_BUGREPORT], [m4_if(m4_defn([m4_PACKAGE_BUGREPORT]),
m4_defn([AC_PACKAGE_BUGREPORT]), [], [ and m4_defn([AC_PACKAGE_BUGREPORT])])])
[about your system, including any error possibly output before this message.
Then install a modern shell, or manually run the script under such a
shell if you do have one.], [$[]0: ], [], [62])")
AS_EXIT(1)])])
fi
_m4_popdef([AS_EXIT])])# _AS_DETECT_BETTER_SHELL