sed substitution command, so that we allow | in program prefixes
and program suffixes. (& is a problem anyway; we're not fixing
that here.)
* lib/autoconf/status.m4 (AC_CONFIG_FILES): Likewise, for
configure_input, top_builddir, srcdir, etc.
* lib/autotest/general.m4 (AT_INIT): Likewise, for
PATH_SEPARATOR in AUTOTEST_PATH.
directories with weird names. Apparently some people like living
on the edge. However, improve the test that "pwd" actually does
report a name for the working directory.
* NEWS: Remove the claim that we test for funny chars in dir names.
directory have inherent problems with special characters like spaces,
due to limitations in Make syntax. Problem reported by Alexandre
Duret-Lutz.
* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (_AC_INIT_DIRCHECK): Implement the above.
Also, fix Tru64 porting problem with shell patterns,
reported by Ralf Wildenhues.
from Justace Clutter.
* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (_AC_INIT_DIRCHECK): Put name of invalid
variable into diagnostic. Make the diagnostic an error, not a warning,
because we really don't support spaces and suchlike in dir names.
(_AC_INIT_SRCDIR): Allow special characters in $ac_unique_file.
Don't worry about backslashes in srcdir; it can't happen now.
(_AC_INIT_PARSE_ARGS): Allow weird characters in ac_optarg.
Simplify ac_optarg handling.
(_AC_ARG_VAR_VALIDATE): Remove unnecessary and inconsistent quotes.
* doc/autoconf.texi:
Don't mention Solaris versions so much, if a
problem is common to all extant versions of Solaris. Say "SunOS
4" instead of "SunOS" for SunOS 4.
(awk): Mention more of the limitations of traditional Awk.
(cat): Don't talk about cat -v.
(AS_VERSION_COMPARE): New macro. The API is taken from CVS,
but the implementation is entirely different and is designed
to be compatible with glibc strverscmp.
* tests/m4sh.at (AS_VERSION_COMPARE): New test.
"behavior" -> "behavior".
Warn about \(...\)* in Solaris sed (written by Ralf Menzel).
* lib/autoconf/general.m4: Omit blank after ":" sed command,
as per POSIX.
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4: Likewise.
* lib/autoconf/status.m4 (_AC_OUTPUT_HEADERS): Work around problem
with Solaris sed. Fix by Stepan Kasal.
(.x.1): Ignore the time stamp in the .TH line when deciding whether
to update the man page. That way, we don't have to check in new
man pages every month.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Introduction): Likewise.
Reword to avoid some formatting glitches.
Use "#!/bin/sh", not "#! /bin/sh"; the space isn't needed these days.
Clarify explanation of HP compiler bug.
Redo example output tp match current CVS snapshot.
Use @example.org in email addresses when the examples
might get inadvertently cut-and-pasted into user code.
Remove example of autom4te usage that doesn't seem to work now.
Use modern AC_INIT (except when the example is meant to be
shown with Autoconf 2.13).
Update ksh info for Solaris 9 and later.
KB -> kB.
Modernize description of Automake versions a bit.
Don't claim a future version of Autoconf is near.
Add [] to examples, so that the manual
follows its own advice about quoting better.
* doc/install.texi: Reword to avoid some formatting glitches.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Particular Headers): Reword example
for multiline stdbool replacement.
(Setting Output Variables): Reword text a bit. Don't
give all the details about |#_!!_#|.
Reword description of line replacement.
now contain newlines, and substituted files must be referenced on
a line alone; the sed scripts to substitute them are now very
different.
(_AC_SED_CMD_LIMIT): Added; single place to store limit on how many
commands can be put in a sed script portably.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Setting Output Variables): Document above
changes. (Particular Header Checks) <AC_HEADER_STDBOOL>: Give exaple
use of multiline substitution.
* tests/torture.at: No longer expect substitution of newline to fail.
