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789 Commits

Author SHA1 Message Date
Akim Demaille
3b4578e038 * doc/autoconf.texi: Adjust @code/@command, @xref/@ref usage.
From Nishio Futoshi.
2002-03-19 15:20:58 +00:00
Paul Eggert
d8f8ece010 Fix minor typos noted by makeinfo (GNU texinfo) 4.1.
In particular, Info cannot handle `:' in index entries.
2002-03-19 07:00:18 +00:00
Paul Eggert
81010dcf1c (Programming in M4sh): Add AS_MKDIR_P.
(Limitations of Usual Tools): Add mkdir section.
2002-03-19 06:38:52 +00:00
Akim Demaille
96f2dff5d3 * doc/autoconf.texi (Special Shell Variables): More about IFS. 2002-03-13 10:08:22 +00:00
Akim Demaille
a831586a53 * doc/autoconf.texi (Header Portability): New.
Add information about stdint.h and inttypes.h from Paul Eggert.
2002-03-13 09:58:41 +00:00
Akim Demaille
b8d6b81d64 * doc/autoconf.texi (Limitations of Usual Tools): Some about `cp
-p'.
From Bob Proulx.
2002-03-13 09:44:21 +00:00
Akim Demaille
70ce730782 * doc/autoconf.texi (Subdirectories): Clarify that the
subdirectory should exist.
2002-03-08 12:51:35 +00:00
Akim Demaille
fbee53ee14 * Makefile.am (AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS): 1.6. 2002-03-08 12:44:46 +00:00
Akim Demaille
c854558a69 * doc/autoconf.texi (Invoking autom4te): New. 2002-03-08 11:46:07 +00:00
Akim Demaille
56c59b68ba * doc/autoconf.texi (Specifying Names): Clarification suggested by
Kevin Ryde.
2002-03-05 10:06:30 +00:00
Akim Demaille
67043ba57f * doc/autoconf.texi (AC_LIBOBJ vs. LIBOBJS): New.
* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (AC_INIT): More informative error
message for LIBOBJ.
2002-03-04 15:09:20 +00:00
Akim Demaille
f12cd33d89 * lib/freeze.mk ($(build_libdir)/m4sugar/version.m4): New, for
parallel builds.
2002-03-04 15:08:23 +00:00
Akim Demaille
cfe347de96 * doc/autoconf.texi (Transforming Names): Equality between target
and host is irrelevant.
(Specifying Names, Canonicalizing): Remove all references to the
backward compatibility hooks.  Rather, collect them all into...
(Hosts and Cross-Compilation): this new section.
* doc/install.texi (System Type): Ditto.
* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (AC_CANONICAL_HOST): Explicitly state
that `--host' implies cross-compilation.
2002-03-04 15:06:44 +00:00
Akim Demaille
a002bdb487 * doc/autoconf.texi (Evaluation Macros): New.
* lib/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4 (m4_lquote): Remove, it is totally
useless.
(_m4_foreach): Define the variant with immediate evaluation so
that it contains exactly the items, not an expression which
evaluation is the current item.
(m4_re_string, m4_re_word): Don't over quote them.
2002-03-04 15:05:13 +00:00
Akim Demaille
223a67a67a * doc/autoconf.texi (Changequote is Evil): New. 2002-03-04 14:33:12 +00:00
Kevin Ryde
1c1e2aed6a * doc/autoconf.texi (Portable Shell): Mention 32-byte #! length limit
on old systems like SunOS.
2002-03-02 23:22:27 +00:00
Kevin Ryde
6ff1b4abc9 * doc/autoconf.texi (Function Portability): Add va_copy and va_list. 2002-02-27 22:25:56 +00:00
Akim Demaille
0913170fae Fix Autoconf PR/209.
Also reported by Frank Denis.
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (_AS_PATH_WALK): Don't over quote.
2002-02-07 15:49:31 +00:00
Akim Demaille
486b91d289 * doc/autoconf.texi (Limitations of Builtins): More about
case/esac.
2002-02-07 09:45:55 +00:00
Paul Eggert
f3aff19f8d * doc/autoconf.texi (Specific Compiler Characteristics):
Describe HP-UX cc bug workaround more accurately.
* lib/autoconf/types.m4 (AC_CHECK_SIZEOF): Cast to long,
not unsigned long.
* tests/semantics.at (AC_CHECK_SIZEOF): Check non-GCC
cross-compilers, too.
2002-02-05 22:56:16 +00:00
Akim Demaille
ee1dba18e4 * doc/autoconf.texi (Making testsuite Scripts): Document
package.m4.
2002-02-05 08:27:53 +00:00
Akim Demaille
3552e970f3 * lib/autoconf/general.m4 (_AC_INIT_PACKAGE): Accept $4.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Initializing configure): Adjust.
2002-01-31 16:54:32 +00:00
Akim Demaille
29b16548fe * lib/autoconf/general.m4 (_AC_INIT_PACKAGE): Map non
alphanumeric to `-' instead of `_'.
2002-01-30 16:13:10 +00:00
Akim Demaille
2dad628b1e * tests/semantics.at (AC_CHECK_SIZEOF): Split into two tests: one
for plain code, the other for cross-compilation code.  The latter
is now run with GCC only.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Compilers and Preprocessors): New.
2002-01-30 15:11:49 +00:00
Akim Demaille
2d6f8defa5 * lib/autoconf/general.m4 (_AC_INIT_PACKAGE): Support pre-defined
values.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Initializing configure): Explain how to
change AC_INIT default values.
2002-01-30 13:08:45 +00:00
Akim Demaille
ebf52538fe * doc/autoconf.texi (Writing testsuite.at): AT_CLEANUP no longer
needs an argument.
2002-01-28 10:46:13 +00:00
Akim Demaille
8722aef4db * bin/autoheader.in, bin/autoconf.in, bin/autoscan.in,
* doc/autoconf.texi: Finally add Akim as an author.
2002-01-24 18:41:16 +00:00
Akim Demaille
b6f98b4ec1 Regen. 2002-01-24 17:39:46 +00:00
Akim Demaille
621ee52455 * lib/autoconf/functions.m4 (AC_FUNC_STRNLEN): New, from Jim
Meyering.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Function Portability): Document the strnlen
limitation.
(Particular Functions): Document AC_FUNC_STRNLEN.
* lib/autoscan/functions: Adjust.
2002-01-11 13:25:08 +00:00
Akim Demaille
2e36a44431 * lib/autoconf/autotest.m4 (AC_CONFIG_TESTDIR): Don't create
package.m4, since is really depends upon configure.ac, not
configure.
* doc/autoconf.texi (testsuite Scripts): Adjust.
* tests/Makefile.am (package.m4): New.
EXTRA_DIST it since its a source.
2002-01-06 20:48:25 +00:00
Akim Demaille
adb90f0708 * lib/autoconf/general.m4 (_AC_INIT_PARSE_ARGS): Move the AC_SUBST
of PACKAGE_NAME, PACKAGE_TARNAME, PACKAGE_VERSION, PACKAGE_STRING,
and PACKAGE_BUGREPORT from here...
(_AC_INIT_DEFAULTS): to here, since it is unrelated to the
arguments.
(_AC_INIT_PREPARE): AC_DEFINE these symbols.
* lib/autotest/general.m4: Use AT_PACKAGE_*, not PACKAGE_*.
(AT_INIT): No longer catch `^PACKAGE_(BUGREPORT|STRING)$'.
* tests/tools.at (autoheader): Adjust.
* tests/atspecific.m4 (AT_CHECK_DEFINES): Adjust.
2002-01-06 20:48:10 +00:00
Akim Demaille
ce9afffc01 * doc/autoconf.texi (Output): Improved wording regarding use of
AC_OUTPUT.
From Olly Betts.
2002-01-03 11:17:28 +00:00
Kevin Ryde
034a542b4b * doc/autoconf.texi (Function Portability): Add notes on sscanf
sometimes needing writable input.
2001-12-17 23:25:55 +00:00
Jim Meyering
47574132c7 (New Macros): Tweak wording. 2001-12-17 09:52:56 +00:00
Akim Demaille
7e51b629b6 * lib/autoconf/status.m4 (_AC_SRCPATHS): Rename buildpath to
abs_builddir, top_buildpath to abs_top_builddir, srcpath to
abs_srcdir, top_srcpath to abs_top_srcdir.
(_AC_OUTPUT_FILES): Adjust.
* NEWS, doc/autoconf.texi, lib/autoconf/autotest.m4,
* tests/atspecific.m4, tests/autoreconf.in, tests/tools.at,
* tests/wrappl.in, tests/wrapsh.in: Adjust.
2001-12-14 17:57:27 +00:00
Kevin Ryde
eb29ac6212 * doc/autoconf.texi (File Descriptors): Use a clearer layout for the
forbidden file descriptors table.
2001-12-12 00:01:36 +00:00
Akim Demaille
32e1426355 * bin/autoscan.in (&scan_c_file, &scan_sh_file, &scan_makefile):
Remove $filepath, useless.
(&scan_makefile): Don't remove the $(FOO), ${FOO} and @FOO@
variables, they are really part of the tokens.
Split the input line on spaces and then look for tokens.
Now autoscan ceases to ask for AC_PROG_LEX for the package Bison
because of `lex$U.$(OBJEXT)'.
(&scan_files): Use "@list" instead of join.
* doc/Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): Add *.fns.
2001-11-26 10:52:46 +00:00
Akim Demaille
47b2167bee * doc/autoconf.texi (Using an Autotest Test Suite): New.
(testsuite Scripts): Be one of its subsection.
(Autotest Logs): New.
2001-11-26 10:50:58 +00:00
Paul Eggert
b62a4287e3 Spelling fixes. 2001-11-25 15:13:03 +00:00
Alexandre Duret-Lutz
4359321b90 * doc/autoconf.texi (Using System Type): Add an example of `case
$host' usage so people quit using `case $target' everywhere.
2001-11-22 18:07:56 +00:00
Akim Demaille
0a24bd0df5 * doc/autoconf.texi (Installation Directory Variables): Englishoes
spotted by Jim Meyering.
2001-11-22 16:12:40 +00:00
Paul Eggert
4af2c02cdf (C Compiler): Document that HAVE_LONG_DOUBLE is defined only if
long double is better than double.
2001-11-16 20:10:52 +00:00
Paul Eggert
fd7fab58ee (C Compiler): AC_C_PROTOTYPES now defines __PROTOTYPES too. 2001-11-12 18:48:02 +00:00
Kevin Ryde
33f893c0f9 * autoconf.texi (Limitations of Usual Tools): Note HP-UX cc
doesn't accept .S files.
2001-11-08 00:29:44 +00:00
Akim Demaille
06de04bb1c * doc/autoconf.texi (testsuite Invocation): Update.
(Writing testsuite.at): Update.
2001-11-05 09:32:35 +00:00
Akim Demaille
5d5e1e7964 * doc/autoconf.texi: s/@code/@command/ where appropriate. 2001-11-03 12:02:16 +00:00
Akim Demaille
8993e7a7fa * lib/Autom4te/General.pm: (&catfile, &canonfile)
(&file_name_is_absolute): New, wrappers around routines from
File::Spec.
Use and export them.
(&find_configure_ac): Optionally take a directory where to look at.
* bin/autoreconf.in (&parse_args): Trim the configure.ac part of
the arguments.
Default @ARGV to `.', not find_configure_ac.
(&autoreconf): Argument is a directory.
Trace AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS and schedule the subdirs for autoreconf'ing.
* doc/autoconf.texi (autoreconf Invocation): Update.
2001-11-03 12:01:35 +00:00
Akim Demaille
f232611884 * config/config.guess, config/config.sub, doc/standards.texi:
* config/lispdir.m4: Update from masters.
* configure.ac: Bump to 2.52f.
2001-11-02 16:38:15 +00:00
Paul Eggert
c96654722d (Special Shell Variables): Update description of LC_ALL, LANG, LANGUAGE, etc.
to match current Autoconf behavior.
2001-11-01 20:12:27 +00:00
Paul Eggert
cac03a4762 (Special Shell Variables): Autoconf now uses Sed rather than Awk for
LINENO substitution, and some LINENO bugs have been fixed when using
Sed.
2001-10-31 19:26:21 +00:00