Based on a report by Bruce Dubbs.
* tests/foreign.at (Libtool): Be tolerant of 'quote' replacing the
older `quote'.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
Done via 'make update-copyright', since all files are effectively
modified and distributed this year via public version control.
* all files: Update copyright year.
Done via 'make update-copyright', since all files are effectively
modified and distributed this year via public version control.
* all files: Update copyright year.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Shell Substitutions): Document the issue.
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (AS_VAR_IF): New function.
* lib/autoconf/functions.m4 (AC_CHECK_FUNC): Use it in place of
"test AS_VAR_GET([...]) = yes"
* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (AC_CHECK_FILE, AC_CHECK_DECL): Likewise.
* lib/autoconf/headers.m4 (_AC_CHECK_HEADER_MONGREL): Likewise.
(_AC_CHECK_HEADER_NEW, _AC_CHECK_HEADER_OLD): Likewise.
(_AC_CHECK_HEADER_DIRENT): Likewise.
* lib/autoconf/libs.m4 (AC_CHECK_LIB): Likewise.
* lib/autoconf/types.m4 (_AC_CHECK_TYPE_NEW, AC_CHECK_MEMBER): Likewise.
* lib/autoconf/status.m4 (_AC_OUTPUT_FILES_PREPARE): Use
temporary variable to work around the issue.
* tests/foreign.at (Libtool): Quote result of command
substitution.
Signed-off-by: Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
Return back to GPLv2+, until the text of the exceptions is
finalized, reverting the change from 2007-07-03 and the first
part of the change from 2007-07-20.
Also:
* COPYING: Revert to GPLv2.
* COPYINGv3: New file, since some auxiliary build tools, used for
building autoconf and not installed, are GPLv3.
* Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): Distribute COPYINGv3.
* NEWS: Remove mention of GPLv3.
* README: Clarify situation regarding GPLv3.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* tests/autotest.at (srcdir propagation): Copy install-sh to
source tree.
(my only test): Drop setting of `top_srcdir'.
* tests/base.at (Input/Output): Likewise.
* tests/local.at (AT_CONFIGURE_AC): Copy install-sh,
config.guess, and config.sub to test source tree.
Drop AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR setting.
(AT_CHECK_CONFIGURE): Drop setting of `top_srcdir'.
* tests/torture.at (Substitute a 2000-byte string): Drop
AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR setting, copy install-sh to test source tree.
(Substitute a newline, datarootdir workaround): Likewise.
(Define a newline): Adjust for linenumber changes in configure.ac.
* tests/foreign.at (Libtool): Adjust comment to reflect changes.
and improve the sed-related documentation a bit.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Installation Directory Variables): Use
our own style advice re 's,a,b,' versus 's|a|b|'. Use "Sed"
rather than "sed" when talking about Sed in general.
(Particular Programs): Likewise.
(Coding Style): y is like s with respect to / and ,.
(Limitations of Usual Tools): Document the weird restrictions
that Posix has about { }. Use better quoting.
* lib/autoconf/status.m4 (_AC_OUTPUT_FILES_PREPARE, _AC_OUTPUT_HEADER):
Rewrite to conform to Posix rules about { } in sed scripts.
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (AS_DIRNAME_SED, AS_BASENAME_SED): Likewise.
* tests/foreign.at (Libtool): Likewise.
* tests/semantics.at (AC_CHECK_PROG & AC_CHECK_PROGS):
Use our own style advice re 's,a,b,' versus 's|a|b|'.
* lib/autoconf/programs.m4 (AC_PATH_TOOL, AC_CHECK_TOOL,
AC_CHECK_TOOLS): Warn if a cross-tool is found without
a prefix.
(AC_PATH_TARGET_TOOL, AC_CHECK_TARGET_TOOL,
AC_CHECK_TARGET_TOOLS): New macros.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Generic Programs): Document
(AC_PATH_TARGET_TOOL, AC_CHECK_TARGET_TOOL,
AC_CHECK_TARGET_TOOLS, and warn for future changes
in the behavior of AC_PATH_TOOL, AC_CHECK_TOOL and
AC_CHECK_TOOLS.
(Specifying Names): Document the reason for these future
behavioral changes.
* tests/mktests.sh: Do not generate tests for the
new macros.
* NEWS: Document these changes.
* doc/autoconf.texi: Avoid macros with unbraced arguments,
they make TeX hang up.
are a few warnings.
* lib/autoconf/autoheader.m4 (AH_VERBATIM, _AH_VERBATIM_OLD):
Quote for Perl '' strings, not "".
* bin/autoheader.in: Invoke autoconf to get '' strings, not ""
strings.
(_AS_QUOTE_IFELSE): Use it.
* tests/atgeneral.m4 (AT_INIT) <SHELL>: Define and use.
<--help> Don't display the options help when tests were selected.
Document -d.
<at_skip_list>: New.
<testsuite.log>: Give a banner, include ChangeLog snippets, list
the failed and skipped tests.
Remove useless $at_traceoff in sub shells, this improves the
readability of the traces by removing testsuite's implementation
details.
(AT_CHECK): Filter out the shell traces from the tested command's
stderr.
Use AS_ESCAPE.
Don't register experr and expout for clean up, as it's hairy and
easier to do from...
Support STDOUT = stdout, and STDERR = stderr.
Force the output of shell traces.
(AT_INIT): Here.
* autoreconf.sh: Likewise.
* autoheader.sh: Ditto.
* autoupdate.sh: Similarly.
* doc/autoconf.texi: Adjust.
* tests/atspecific.m4: Be sure to remove configure.in.
Adjust the test suite to use `configure.ac'.
