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763 Commits

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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
Akim Demaille
89af419b83 Regen. 2001-10-31 10:43:31 +00:00
Paul Eggert
34d266fd69 (Special Shell Variables): Document some
more LINENO gotchas, particularly with respect to the Awk+Sed hack.
2001-10-26 19:52:07 +00:00
Akim Demaille
d7089440fc * m4/: Remove, merged into...
* config/: here.
2001-10-24 13:30:56 +00:00
Tim Van Holder
da8cf18f20 * doc/autoconf.texi (Shellology): Mention the problems with bash 2.05's use
of ANSI quoting in its `set' builtin.
2001-10-23 17:18:44 +00:00
Paul Eggert
ec3ef48c3f (Particular Functions): Document the HAVE_WORKING_STRERROR_R ->
STRERROR_R_CHAR_P change suggested by POSIX.  Also, document the fact
that AC_FUNC_STRERROR_R defines HAVE_DECL_STRERROR_R.
2001-10-22 17:50:09 +00:00
Akim Demaille
9958e7c098 * lib/Autom4te/General.pm (&update_file): If destination is
unchanged, remove the source.
(&up_to_date_p): Don't be verbose, be debug.
* bin/autoreconf.in: No longer support --m4dir.
(&autoreconf): Display the full path of the configure.ac we are
studying.
Trace it only once.
Be sure to honor --force with gettextize.
Always run aclocal.
* doc/autoconf.texi: Adjust.
2001-10-20 06:56:45 +00:00
Paul Eggert
83b24a76cc (Particular Programs): Prefer gawk to mawk. 2001-10-19 18:12:48 +00:00
Akim Demaille
714fc9d030 * lib/autoconf/general.m4 (_AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT_REQUIREMENTS)
(AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT): Move to...
* lib/autoconf/headers.m4: here.
* lib/autoconf/types.m4: Comment changes.
* doc/autoconf.texi: Specify where the default includes are used
in the macro prototypes.
2001-10-10 12:58:44 +00:00
Akim Demaille
218609130b * bin/autoreconf.in (autoreconf): Run libtoolize when appropriate. 2001-10-08 08:27:15 +00:00
Akim Demaille
abeb5bf977 * doc/autoconf.texi (autoreconf Invocation): Adjust.
* bin/autoreconf.in (autoreconf): Run gettextize when appropriate.
2001-10-08 08:26:58 +00:00
Akim Demaille
141b85d788 * lib/autoconf/autoconf.m4, lib/autoconf/general.m4,
* lib/autoconf/libs.m4, lib/autoconf/status.m4,
* lib/autoconf/types.m4, lib/autotest/general.m4,
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4, lib/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4, tests/atspecific.m4,
* tests/torture.at: Rename m4_regexp, m4_patsubst, and m4_match to
m4_bregexp, m4_bpatsubst, and m4_bmatch.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Redefined M4 Macros): Adjust.
2001-10-08 08:22:33 +00:00
Paul Eggert
767b6b40e9 (config.status Invocation): CONFIG_SHELL defaults to a shell that
supports LINENO if available.
2001-10-08 04:09:31 +00:00
Paul Eggert
c75df8b947 (Limitations of Builtins): You can't use "source"; it's not portable.
Remove confusing and somewhat-incorrect example involving "." and "/".
2001-10-02 23:32:11 +00:00
Akim Demaille
a89e34ea3d * lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (AS_SHELL_SANITIZE): Just source 40.lineno
instead of exec'ing to preserve $0 and $@.
2001-10-02 14:37:07 +00:00
Akim Demaille
8bbfc0b5fd * tests/testsuite (AT_INIT) <at_pass_list>: New.
Don't run twice the same test.
2001-10-01 07:01:22 +00:00
Akim Demaille
6f4642a30f * doc/autoconf.texi: Use @kbd for user input.
Always use `$' as shell prompt.
2001-10-01 07:00:54 +00:00
Paul Eggert
ca6995fd29 Clarify remark about portability of nested parenthesization. 2001-09-30 17:16:17 +00:00
Akim Demaille
32876525ac Fix the passing of $? to ACTION-IF-FAILED in AC_TRY_RUN, that
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.
2001-09-27 13:28:15 +00:00
Akim Demaille
7b9068c944 * doc/autoconf.texi (Top): Wrap in @ifnottex. 2001-09-23 17:18:07 +00:00
Akim Demaille
e7808696f5 * lib/autoconf/status.m4 (_AC_SRCPATHS): Compute and provide
ac_buildpath, ac_top_buildpath, ac_srcpath, and ac_top_srcpath.
(_AC_OUTPUT_FILES): Also substitute srcpath, top_srcpath,
builddir, buildpath, top_builddir, and top_buildpath.
(_AC_OUTPUT_SUBDIRS): Compute the dir variables *before* changing
the current directory.
* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (_AC_INIT_HELP): Compute the dir
variables *before* changing the current directory.
Skip nonexistent dirs.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Preset Output Variables): Document these
variables.
* lib/autotest/general.m4: Do not reset AT_victims.
Don't compute at_srcdir nor at_top_srcdir.
* tests/tools.at: Hence use top_srcdir.
* tests/Makefile.am, tests/autoconf, tests/autoheader,
* tests/autom4te, tests/autoreconf, tests/autoupdate, tests/ifnames:
Remove.
* tests/autoreconf.in, tests/wrappl.in, tests/autom4te.in,
* tests/wrapsh.in, tests/autoupdate.in: New.
* tests/Makefile.am (DISTCLEANFILES, EXTRA_DIST): Adjust.
* configure.ac: Build the position independent wrappers.
* man/Makefile.am: Now that test wrappers are position
independent, use them and drop dark envvar magic.
2001-09-23 17:17:46 +00:00
Akim Demaille
40b982ac3c * doc/autoconf.texi (Common Shell Constructs): Rename as...
(Programming in M4sh): this.
Promote to @section.
2001-09-23 17:16:57 +00:00
Alexandre Duret-Lutz
92233ef902 * doc/autoconf.texi (Special Shell Variables): Add pdksh output
for $LINENO.
2001-09-23 14:42:14 +00:00
Akim Demaille
a9bd52773e Rely on $LINENO' when possible instead of __oline__'.
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (AS_SHELL_SANITIZE): Provide some form of
`$LINENO' support replacement when not supported.
(_AS_CR_PREPARE, _AS_TR_CPP_PREPARE, _AS_TR_SH_PREPARE): Invoke
them explicitly to be sure they are not output before this section
(via m4_require).  Cosmetic only.
* lib/autoconf/c.m4, lib/autoconf/general.m4,
* lib/autoconf/programs.m4: Replace all the occurrences of
`__oline__' with `$LINENO'.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Special Shell Variables): Document LINENO.
2001-09-22 15:20:44 +00:00
Tim Van Holder
a12d3d6319 * doc/autoconf.texi (File System Conventions): Clarify the use of
PATH_SEPARATOR.
  (Special Shell Variables[PATH_SEPARATOR]): Ditto.
  (Special Shell Variables[CDPATH]): Mention that $PATH_SEPRATOR should
  be used instead of ':'.
* lib/autotest/general.m4: Replace occurrences of ':' in
  AUTOTEST_PATH with $PATH_SEPARATOR at test suite startup.
2001-09-20 15:39:46 +00:00
Paul Eggert
3c3fd5fe64 (Common Shell Constructs): New node, documenting AS_DIRNAME.
(Limitations of Usual Tools): Refer to it when discussing dirname.
Also, update discussion of POSIX standard to reflect latest draft.
2001-09-18 18:46:03 +00:00
Paul Eggert
23bdb70e0c (Particular Functions): AC_FUNC_GETPGRP now merely checks whether it
is an error to pass an argument to getpgrp.
2001-09-18 16:21:10 +00:00