* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (AC_CACHE_SAVE): Use `mv -f' to update
the cache file if it is a regular file and not a symlink. Move
first to temporary name in the target directory if not in the
current directory for atomicity across mount points.
* tests/base.at (AC_CACHE_CHECK): Try symlinked cache file.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Cache Files): Leftover temporary cache
files may be deleted by the user.
* NEWS: Update.
Signed-off-by: Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
* tests/base.at (AC_CACHE_CHECK): Skip test with malformed
config.site file if the shell does not report syntax errors
from a sourced file. Fixes test failure on AIX and FreeBSD.
Report from Rainer Tammer.
Signed-off-by: Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (_AC_INIT_LITERAL): Reject a couple more
problematic characters.
* tests/base.at (AC_INIT with unusual version strings): Enhance
test.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Initializing configure) <AC_INIT>: Further
clarifications, and clean up wording about use of m4_esyscmd.
* NEWS: Update previous news entry.
Suggested by Paolo Bonzini.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
* doc/autoconf.texi (Initializing configure): Improve
documentation on argument restrictions.
* NEWS: Tweak information.
* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (_AC_INIT_GENERAL): New macro, that also
rejects literal ".
(_AC_INIT_PACKAGE): Use it to plug hole in last patch.
* tests/base.at (AC_INIT with unusual version strings): Enhance
test.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (AS_LITERAL_HEREDOC_IF): New macro.
(_AS_LITERAL_HEREDOC_IF, _AS_LITERAL_HEREDOC_IF_YES)
(_AS_LITERAL_HEREDOC_IF_NO): New helper macros.
* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (_AC_INIT_PACKAGE): Use
AS_LITERAL_HEREDOC_IF for PACKAGE and VERSION strings.
* tests/base.at (AC_INIT with unusual version strings): New test.
* tests/m4sh.at (AS@&t@_LITERAL_IF): Extend test.
* NEWS: Update.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (AC_SITE_LOAD): Avoid leading - and path
search, and check for failure to load.
* tests/base.at (AC_CACHE_CHECK): Enhance test.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Site Defaults): Mention that CONFIG_SITE
works best as an absolute path.
* NEWS: Document the semantic change.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
* doc/autoconf.texi (External Software): Mention that AC_ARG_WITH
accepts packages with a + sign in it.
(Package Options): Likewise for AC_ARG_ENABLE.
* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (_AC_ENABLE_IF): Also replace '+' with '_'.
* tests/base.at (AC_ARG_ENABLE and AC_ARG_WITH): New test.
* NEWS: Update.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
* tests/base.at (AC_CACHE_CHECK): Extend test.
(AC_CACHE_LOAD): New test.
* tests/torture.at (Configuring subdirectories): Also test
--config-cache with AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Caching Results): Annotate code snippets
which are tested in the test suite.
(Cache Files): Documented cache variables may be used on the
configure command line to override individual entries in the
cache file.
Signed-off-by: Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
* doc/autoconf.texi (Autoconf Language, Generic Structures):
Do not capitalize the first word in error messages, do not end
them with a period.
* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (_AC_INIT_PARSE_ARGS, AC_MSG_FAILURE):
Likewise.
* lib/autoconf/status.m4 (_AC_OUTPUT_FILE): Likewise.
* lib/autotest/general.m4 (AT_INIT, at_fn_group_prepare):
Likewise.
* m4/m4.m4 (AC_PROG_GNU_M4): Likewise.
* tests/base.at (AC_TRY_COMMAND): Likewise.
* tests/torture.at (datarootdir workaround): Adjust expected
message.
Signed-off-by: Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (AC_PACKAGE_NAME): Remove what are excess
quotes around the package name, now that m4_tolower's result is quoted.
* tests/base.at (AC_INIT): Test for this.
Signed-off-by: Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>
* lib/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4 (m4_defun_once): Rewrite to be no-op,
rather than warning, on second use, and make sure first use never
occurs out of order.
* tests/m4sugar.at (m4@&t@_require: one-shot initialization):
Enhance test.
* tests/base.at (AC_REQUIRE & AC_DEFUN_ONCE: [Require, expand],
(AC_REQUIRE & AC_DEFUN_ONCE: [Expand, require]): Adjust tests.
* NEWS: Document this.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Macro Definitions) <AC_DEFUN>: Mention
AC_DEFUN_ONCE.
(Prerequisite Macros) <AC_REQUIRE>: Likewise.
(Expanded Before Required): Likewise.
(One-Shot Macros) <AC_DEFUN_ONCE>: Document new semantics.
Reported by Bruno Haible, with suggestion by Paolo Bonzini.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
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.
* lib/autotest/general.m4 (AT_SETUP): Only expand description
once; thereafter, use its expansion, properly quoted.
* tests/autotest.at (AT_CHECK_AT_TITLE): Also check macro
expansion with arguments, and check for aligned output.
(AT_CHECK_AT_TITLE_CHAR): Remove XFAILs for tests that now pass.
Add a test for macros with parameters.
* NEWS: Document the semantics change.
* tests/base.at: Fix test titles containing commas.
* tests/compile.at: Likewise.
* tests/tools.at: Likewise.
* tests/torture.at: Likewise.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (AC_CACHE_VAL): Warn if cache variable
lacks '_cv_', or if AC_SUBST appears in body.
* tests/base.at (AC_CACHE_CHECK): Test this change.
here, this macro is expanded by AC_INIT. Fixes 2.60 regression.
* tests/base.at (configure arguments): New test.
* THANKS: Update.
Report by Olaf Lenz.
since powerpc-apple-darwin8-gcc-4.0.1 (Apple Computer, Inc. build
5363) simply issues a warning when dividing by zero at compile
time. Problem reported by Elias Pipping.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Caching Results): Likewise.
* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (_AC_CACHE_CHECK_INT): Renamed from
AC_CACHE_CHECK_INT, since it's no longer public.
* lib/autoconf/types.m4: All uses of AC_CACHE_CHECK_INT changed.
* tests/base.at (AC_COMPUTE_INT): Test this, not AC_CACHE_CHECK_INT.
old AC_COMPUTE_INT, which now behaves like _AC_COMPUTE_INT
except the first two arguments are reversed.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Caching Results): New macro AC_CACHE_CHECK_INT.
(Generic Compiler Characteristics): AC_COMPUTE_INT no longer
caches nor outputs a diagnostic. Suggested by Bruno Haible.
* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (AC_CACHE_CHECK_INT): New macro,
equivalent to the old AC_COMPUTE_INT.
(AC_COMPUTE_INT): No longer caches or reports. New signature.
All uses changed to AC_CACHE_CHECK_INT.
* tests/base.at (AC_CACHE_CHECK_INT): New test.
* tests/mktests.sh (ac_exclude_lsit): Add AC_CACHE_CHECK_INT.
message issued by AC_REQUIRE.
* tests/m4sugar.at: Check m4_require's error message.
* tests/base.at: Check AC_REQUIRE's error message.
* tests/local.at (AT_CHECK_M4): New macro, almost identical
to...
(AT_CHECK_AUTOM4TE): ... which is now a thin wrapper around
AT_CHECK_M4.
(AT_CHECK_AUTOCONF): Use AT_CHECK_M4; no longer support
`expout' as the last parameter.
* tests/tools.at: Adapt to the above change.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Special Chars in Variables): New section.
(Preset Output Variables): Warn about special chars in CPPFLAGS.
(Installation Directory Variables): Quote $(datadir) better.
(Limitations of Builtins): Describe some of eval's trickiness.
* lib/autoconf/c.m4 (AC_PROG_CC_C_O): Simplify quoting.
* lib/autoconf/fortram.m4 (_AC_PROG_FC_V_OUTPUT): Likewise.
* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (_AC_INIT_PREPARE): Put leading space
in front of every arg, not just trailing args. Quote apostrophes.
(_AC_EVAL_ECHO): New macro.
(_AC_EVAL, AC_EVAL_STDERR): Use it. Quote arg of eval.
(AC_TRY_EVAL, AC_TRY_COMMAND): Mention that these macros might get
removed.
(_AC_LINK_IFELSE): Use proper rule for shell continuation lines,
exposed by quoting of eval argument. Put the command on line line
so it logs better.
* lib/autoconf/libs.m4 (_AC_PATH_X_XMKMF): Use eval more safely.
(_AC_PATH_X, AC_PATH_X): Quote more safely.
* lib/autoconf/programs.m4 (AC_PROG_MAKE_SET): Use eval more safely.
* lib/autoconf/specific.m4 (AC_SYS_LONG_FILE_NAMES): Don't use eval.
* lib/autoconf/status.m4 (_AC_OUTPUT_SUBDIRS): Minor style change.
Handle special chars in prefix, ac_srcdir, ac_aux_dir.
Use eval more safely.
(_AC_OUTPUT_CONFIG_STATUS): Adjust to above changes.
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (AS_VAR_GET): Note that this API needs
to be replaced.
* tests/base.at (AC_TRY_COMMAND): Use proper rule for shell continuation
lines, exposed by quoting of eval argument.
/dev/null, as "configure" shouldn't read stdin, and this insulates
us from problems (e.g., when testing for "cl"). Also, do this
redirection before invoking "hostname" or "uname", and keep the
original input stream available via...
(AS_ORIGINAL_STDIN_FD): ... this new macro.
(_AC_PREPROC_IFELSE, _AC_COMPILE_IFELSE, _AC_LINK_IFELSE): Don't
bother with "</dev/null" since it's now done at the top of
'configure'.
* lib/autoconf/c.m4 (AC_PROG_CC, AC_PROG_CXX): Likewise.
* lib/autoconf/fortran.m4 (_AC_PROG_FC): Likewise.
* lib/autoconf/programs.m4 (_AC_PATH_PROG_FLAVOR_GNU): Likewise.
* doc/autoconf.texi (File Descriptor Macros): New section.
(Printing Messages): Mention it.
* tests/base.at (Input/Output): New test.
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4: here.
(AS_INIT): Push the BODY diversion, set the #! /bin/sh line.
* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (AC_PLAIN_SCRIPT) : Remove.
(AT_INIT): Replace AC_PLAIN_SCRIPT with AS_INIT invocation,
include handle the m4_pattern_*, no longer push the
BODY diversion nor set the /bin/sh line, AS_INIT does it.
* lib/autotest/general.m4 (AT_INIT): Likewise.
* tests/base.at: Adjust the tests to use AS_INIT.
* tests/tools.at (AT_DATA_FORBIDDEN): New.
(autoconf: forbidden tokens): Adjust to work on M4sh instead of
Autoconf.
generates too many bug reports.
* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (_AC_RUN_IFELSE): Pass the right exit
status when executing the ACTION-IF-FALSE.
* tests/base.at (AC_TRY_*): Rename as...
(AC_TRY_COMMAND): this.
(AC_RUN_IFELSE): New.
* tests/compile.at (Extensions, C keywords)
(AC_PROG_CPP requires AC_PROG_CC, GNU Fortran 77)
(Broken/missing compilers, AC_PROG_CPP with warnings)
(AC_PROG_CPP without warnings, AC_PROG_CPP via CC): Move to...
* tests/c.at (Extensions, C keywords)
(Broken/missing compilers, AC_PROG_CPP with warnings)
(AC_PROG_CPP without warnings, AC_PROG_CPP via CC)
(AC_PROG_CPP requires AC_PROG_CC): here and...
* tests/fortran.at (GNU Fortran 77): there.
* doc/autoconf.texi (autoconf Invocation): Fix the example:
AC_TRY_RUN is about compilation, not shell commands.
(Test Programs): AC_TRY_RUN works as used to be advertised.
correctly.
Add test for AS_BASENAME.
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4: Fix AS_BASENAME so that it passes the previous
added test. It now correctly handles /1/2/3/, returning '3' not ''.
Added AS_BASENAME_SED to make the interface the same as AS_DIRNAME.
* tests/base.at: Fixed the expected responses. The old ones were
one line out...
* lib/autoconf/general.m4: Fixed AC_PREFIX_PROGRAM, it now behaves as
the documentation claims it should (and how it behaved in 2.13).
* lib/autotest/general.m4: Adjust the diversion names.
(AT_INIT): Run AS_INIT.
Use the BINSH diversion to invoke /bin/sh.
* tests/base.at, tests/m4sh.at, tests/m4sugar.at, tests/tools.at:
* tests/torture.at: Respect M4sugar and M4sh macro name spaces.
