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Author SHA1 Message Date
Paul Eggert
b69f4c2834 maint: update copyright year
All files changed to add 2012, via 'make update-copyright'.
2012-01-04 00:20:24 -08:00
Ralf Wildenhues
d641a367f9 build: exclude M4 with buggy strstr
* m4/m4.m4 (AC_PROG_GNU_M4): When searching PATH, do not accept
an m4 that has either the gnulib strstr bug, or the glibc/gnulib
strstr bug.

Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
2011-03-05 07:16:11 -07:00
Eric Blake
1864b1a3c4 maint: update copyright year
All files changed to add 2011, via 'make update-copyright'.

Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
2011-01-04 16:34:06 -07:00
Ralf Wildenhues
5dc7189c00 Error and warning message formatting cleanups.
* 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>
2010-04-26 20:34:14 +02:00
Eric Blake
4a8168ae1e Recommend latest m4 release.
* README: Bump recommendation to m4 1.4.14 (minimum remains
1.4.6).
* doc/autoconf.texi (Introduction): Likewise.
* m4/m4.m4 (AC_PROG_GNU_M4): Likewise.

Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
2010-02-26 09:47:10 -07:00
Eric Blake
b95a1aea40 Update copyright year.
All files changed to add 2010, via 'make update-copyright'.

Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
2010-01-05 20:59:55 -07:00
Paolo Bonzini
4a814e40ee Bump m4.m4 serial number.
* m4/m4: Bump serial number to 10.
2009-11-27 15:17:29 +01:00
Harald van Dijk
7f75858f57 Fix m4 detection test on dash.
* m4/m4 (AC_PROG_GNU_M4): Use AS_ECHO.
2009-11-27 11:54:07 +01:00
Eric Blake
e18033c024 Require m4 1.4.6, and fix testsuite to support this version.
* m4/m4.m4 (AC_PROG_GNU_M4): Reject m4 1.4.5, now that we use
regexp it can't handle.
* NEWS: Mention minimum version bump.
* README: Likewise.
* README-hacking: Likewise.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Introduction, Why GNU M4): Likewise.
* tests/tools.at (autom4te --trace and whitespace): Update test so
still work with older m4 line numbers.
* tests/m4sugar.at (m4@&t@_require: nested): Likewise.
Reported by Ralf Wildenhues.

Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
2009-07-25 17:24:47 -06:00
Eric Blake
c633d4a39a Fix nits in recent patches.
* configure.ac (ac_cv_dir_trailing_space): Avoid $status, for
zsh.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Writing Testsuites) <AT_FAIL_IF, AT_SKIP_IF>:
Tweak wording.
(Introduction): Recommend m4 1.4.13.
* README: Likewise.
* m4/m4.m4 (AC_PROG_GNU_M4): Likewise.  Use long option --gnu
rather than -g.

Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
2009-07-13 21:59:47 -06:00
Paolo Bonzini
93a2679e00 use m4 -g when available
M4sugar requires GNU m4 extensions to be enabled.  Override
POSIXLY_CORRECT using -g.

* m4/m4.m4: Unset POSIXLY_CORRECT during first test.  Test for -g.
Warn user if he has POSIXLY_CORRECT set but -g is not supported.
* bin/Makefile.am: Substitute @M4_GNU@ into generated files.
* bin/autom4te.in: Pass @M4_GNU@ to m4.
2009-07-13 21:46:08 +02:00
Paolo Bonzini
877876da7c revert previous push 2009-07-13 13:39:25 +02:00
Paolo Bonzini
ca833ef9f8 use m4 -g when available
M4sugar requires GNU m4 extensions to be enabled.  Override
POSIXLY_CORRECT using -g.

2009-07-12  Paolo Bonzini  <bonzini@gnu.org>

	* m4/m4.m4: Test for -g.
	* bin/Makefile.am: Substitute @M4_GNU@ into generated files.
	* bin/autom4te.in: Pass @M4_GNU@ to m4.
2009-07-13 13:33:24 +02:00
Eric Blake
6382b687fd Update uses of all-permissive license.
* ChangeLog: Relicense under GPL.
* ChangeLog.0: Likewise.
* ChangeLog.1: Likewise.
* ChangeLog.2: Likewise.
* THANKS: Likewise.
* m4/m4.m4: Use latest wording of FSF all-permissive license.
* m4/make-case.m4: Likewise.
* doc/install.texi: Likewise.
* tests/statesave.m4: Relicense to match rest of testsuite; this
file does not need all-permissive license since it is not designed
for reuse by other packages.
* BUGS: Relicense under all-permissive license.
* HACKING: Likewise.
* NEWS: Likewise.
* README: Likewise.
* README-alpha: Likewise.
* README-hacking: Likewise.
* TODO: Likewise.

Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
2009-05-20 06:02:49 -06:00
Eric Blake
b580f54e11 Recommend the just-released M4 1.4.11.
* NEWS: Update recommendation.
* README: Likewise.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Introduction): Likewise.
* m4/m4.m4 (AC_PROG_GNU_M4): Likewise.

Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
2008-04-02 13:21:33 -06:00
Eric Blake
7e9a252f35 Reject FreeBSD m4.
* m4/m4.m4 (AC_PROG_GNU_M4): Also check for frozen file support.
* configure: Regenerate.
Reported by Bob Friesenhahn.

Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
2007-10-17 17:09:14 -06:00
Eric Blake
83294abba1 Once again, reject IRIX m4.
* m4/m4.m4 (AC_PROG_GNU_M4): Use indir builtin to root out non-GNU
implementations that ignore --trace.
* configure: Regenerate.
Reported by Ralf Wildenhues.

Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
2007-10-01 16:22:54 -06:00
Eric Blake
f3aee13bfa Improve M4 path searching during configure.
* lib/autoconf/programs.m4 (AC_PATH_PROGS_FEATURE_CHECK): New
macro.
(_AC_PATH_PROG_FEATURE_CHECK): Rename...
(_AC_PATH_PROGS_FEATURE_CHECK): ...to this, add defaulted action
parameter, and kill side effects.
(_AC_PROG_GREP, AC_PROG_SED): Adjust callers.
(_AC_FEATURE_CHECK_LENGTH): Kill extra whitespace.
* m4/m4.m4 (AC_PROG_GNU_M4): Don't stop searching until working m4
is found.
(AC_PATH_PROGS_FEATURE_CHECK): Add backwards compatibility hack to
allow bootstrapping with autoconf 2.61.
* configure.ac (M4): AC_PROG_GNU_M4 now exits on failure.
* configure: Regenerate.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Generic Programs): Document new macro.
* tests/mktests.sh (au_exclude_script): Exclude auto-testing new
macro.
* tests/semantics.at (AC_PATH_PROGS_FEATURE_CHECK): New test.
* NEWS: Document the change.
* THANKS: Update.
Reported by Hans Aberg.
2007-09-08 14:48:49 +00:00
Eric Blake
b6386a5ae7 * m4/m4.m4 (AC_PROG_GNU_M4): Reject M4 1.4 through 1.4.4 as
broken.
* configure.ac: Update error message.
* NEWS: Note that M4 1.4.5 or later is now a hard dependency.
Reported by Gary Vaughan and Jim Meyering, and problem analyzed
by Stepan Kasal:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-autoconf/2006-11/msg00025.html
2007-02-02 14:07:38 +00:00
Eric Blake
18be0ccecf * m4/m4.m4: Change copyright.
* configure: Regenerate.
* Makefile.in: Likewise.
* bin/Makefile.in: Likewise.
* doc/Makefile.in: Likewise.
* lib/Makefile.in: Likewise.
* lib/Autom4te/Makefile.in: Likewise.
* lib/autoconf/Makefile.in: Likewise.
* lib/autoscan/Makefile.in: Likewise.
* lib/autotest/Makefile.in: Likewise.
* lib/emacs/Makefile.in: Likewise.
* lib/m4sugar/Makefile.in: Likewise.
* man/Makefile.in: Likewise.
* tests/Makefile.in: Likewise.
2006-09-20 03:08:08 +00:00
Eric Blake
8dc951191c * m4/m4.m4 (AC_PROG_GNU_M4): Check for m4 --debugfile support.
* bin/Makefile.am (edit): Substitute M4_DEBUGFILE.
* bin/autom4te.in (handle_m4): Favor --debugfile over misnamed
--error-output, to avoid warnings with M4 2.0.
2006-09-20 02:44:51 +00:00
Paul Eggert
345806cfca Rework to use more-modern build style.
Many files are renamed; all uses of their names were changed.
* .x-sc_trailing_blank: Renamed from .x-sc_trailing_blank.
* .x-sc_useless_cpp_parens: New file.
* build-aux/config.guess: Renamed from config/config.guess.  Update.
* build-aux/config.sub: Renamed from config/config.sub.  Update.
* build-aux/elisp-comp: Renamed from config/elisp-comp.
* build-aux/install-sh: Renamed from config/install-sh.  Update.
* build-aux/mdate-sh: Renamed from config/mdate-sh.
* build-aux/missing: Renamed from config/missing.
* build-aux/texinfo.tex: Renamed from config/texinfo.tex.  Update.
* build-aux/vc-list-files: Renamed from config/vc-list-files.
* config/Makefile.am: Removed.
* config/mkinstalldirs: Removed.
* config/move-if-change: Removed.
* m4/m4.m4: Renamed from config/m4.m4.  Add (C) to copyright notice.
* Makefile.am (SUBDIRS): Remove config.
(ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS): Include from m4, not config.
(EXTRA_DIST): Add config/announce-gen, config/prev-version.txt.
(WGET, WGETFLAGS): New macros, since Makefile.maint no longer does this.
(autom4te-update): Rewrite with a loop.  Get from gnulib, not automake.
Fail if there's an error.
* Makefile.cfg (move_if_change): Remove.
(wget_files): Remove.
(cvs_executable_files): New macro.
(cvs_files): Use it.  Remove mkinstalldirs.  Add fdl.texi.
(executable-update): Use $(cvs_executable_files).
(local-checks-to-skip): Remove.
* Makefile.maint: Merge from coreutils, plus add our own changes
(gzip_rsyncable): New macro.
(GZIP_ENV): Use it.
(CVS_LIST): Use build-aux/vc-list-files.
(VERSION_REGEXP): New macro.
(local-checks-available): Add patch-check, $(syntax-check-rules),
check-AUTHORS.
(syntax-check-rules): Compute dynamically.
(sc_cast_of_x_alloc_return_value): Work even if no source files.
(sc_cast_of_alloca_return_value): Likewise.
(sc_prohibit_atoi_atof): Simplify regexp.
(sc_no_if_have_config_h, sc_require_config_h):
(sc_prohibit_assert_without_use,
(sc_obsolete_symbols): Check for O_NDELAY.
(sc_texi_notab): Remove.
(sc-changelog): Don't make an exception for '----' lines.
(.re-list): Remove, so we don't have a junk file behind.
(sc_system_h_headers): Remove the need for .re-list.
(sc_the_the):  New rule.
(sc_tight_scope): Simplify.
(sc_trailing_space): Renamed from sc_trailing_blank.
(longopt_re): New macro.
(sc_two_space_separator_in_usage): New rule.
(sc_unmarked_diagnostics): Look at all files under CVS.
(sc_useless_cpp_parens, patch-check, check-AUTHORS): New rules.
(news-date-check, changelog-check): Version is OK.
(po-check): Look for lib files even if not in CVS.
(copyright-check): Use $() not ``.
(maintainer-distcheck): Do not depend on changelog-check.
(my-distcheck): Depend on $(release_archive_dir)/$(prev-tgz).
Also check for -Wpointer-arith.
(WGET, WGETFLAGS, tgz-md5, tgz-sha1, bz2-md5, bz2-sha1):
(xdelta-md5, xdelta-sha1, tgz-size, bz2-size, xd-size, rel-check):
Remove.
(announcement): Add --gpg-key-id arg.
(cvs-sv): Remove.
(move_if_change): Just use mv.
(local_updates: Remove wget-update, po-update.
(po_repo, do-po-update, po-update, wget_files, get-targets): Remove.
(config.guess-url_prefix, config.sub-url_prefix): Remove.
(ansi2knr.c-url_prefix, texinfo.tex-url_prefix):
(standards.texi-url_prefix, make-stds.texi-url_prefix, target, url):
($(get-targets)): Remove.
(cvs_files): Remove missing, mkinstalldirs, ansi2knr.c.
(gnulib_repo): Renamed from automake_repo.  Get from gnulib now.
(cvs-update): Get from gnulib.
(emut_upload_commands): gnupload is in build-aux now.
(alpha beta major): Add changelog-check.  Check version.
* configure.ac (AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR): Renamed from config to build-aux.
(AC_CONFIG_FILES): Remove.
* bin/autoconf.as: Add spaces to avoid distcheck warning.
* config/announce-gen: Sync from coreutils.
* doc/make-stds.texi: Sync from gnulib.
* doc/standards.texi: Likewise.
* man/Makefile.am: Adjust for config -> build-aux renaming.
* tests/Makefile.am: Prefer $(FOO) to @FOO@.
* tests/local.at: Adjust from config -> build-aux renaming.
* tests/tools.at: Likewise.
* tests/torture.at: Likewise.
2006-08-24 22:56:47 +00:00
Akim Demaille
d7089440fc * m4/: Remove, merged into...
* config/: here.
2001-10-24 13:30:56 +00:00
Alexandre Duret-Lutz
420008ad84 * AUTHORS, BUGS, ChangeLog, ChangeLog.0, ChangeLog.1,
ChangeLog.2, GNUmakefile, Makefile.maint, NEWS, README,
README-alpha, TODO, configure.ac, lib/autoconf/Makefile.am,
m4/atconfig.m4, m4/init.m4, m4/m4.m4, m4/missing.m4,
m4/sanity.m4, tests/README, tests/aclocal.m4,
tests/atspecific.m4, tests/base.at, tests/compile.at,
tests/foreign.at, tests/m4sh.at, tests/m4sugar.at,
tests/semantics.at, tests/suite.at, tests/tools.at,
tests/torture.at: Add copyright notice.

* tests/mktests.sh: Update year in copyright notice.
2001-08-12 13:05:11 +00:00
Akim Demaille
999100ca48 AC_PROG_GNU_M4 should actually be private to the package
Autoconf.

* acspecific.m4 (AC_PROG_GNU_M4): Move to...
* m4/m4.m4: here.
* m4/Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): Adjust.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Particular Programs): Adjust.
2000-05-23 14:46:23 +00:00