Alexandre Duret-Lutz
b3904626ec
* doc/autoconf.texi (Limitations of Make): Mention the issue
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with indented comments in rules.
2002-04-09 20:37:10 +00:00
Kevin Ryde
c1049ce07d
* doc/autoconf.texi (Systemology): Add link to Unix V7 online docs.
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(Portable Shell): Cross reference to Systemology.
2002-04-05 21:40:43 +00:00
Peter Eisentraut
931312faea
Integrate AC_PROG_CC_STDC into AC_PROG_CC.
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* lib/autoconf/c.m4 (AC_PROG_CC_STDC): Rename to _AC_PROG_CC_STDC.
AU_DEFUN old name. Use _AC_COMPILE_IFELSE.
(AC_PROG_CC): Call _AC_PROG_CC_STDC.
(AC_C_INLINE): Do not require AC_PROG_CC_STDC.
(AC_C_CONST): Same.
(AC_C_INLINE): Same.
(AC_C_PROTOTYPES): Same. Require AC_PROG_CC instead.
* doc/autoconf.texi, NEWS: Document.
* tests/mktests.sh (au_exclude_list): Add AC_PROG_CC_STDC and
AC_C_CROSS.
2002-04-02 18:22:08 +00:00
Akim Demaille
c210364e73
* doc/autoconf.texi (Portable Shell): Add pointers to FAQs.
2002-03-26 09:32:29 +00:00
Akim Demaille
3168ea4c07
* doc/autoconf.texi (Introduction): The GNATS base moved.
2002-03-26 09:19:51 +00:00
Paul Eggert
6981c68a4a
(Assignments): Document the problem with Zsh and "PATH=test:$PATH test-1".
2002-03-25 22:01:33 +00:00
Alexandre Duret-Lutz
0fb98044c6
* doc/autoconf.texi (Limitations of Make): Mention more issue
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about VPATH, overriding of macros in sub-makes, and handling of
SHELL.
2002-03-25 21:09:40 +00:00
Paul Eggert
77ddad530c
(Here-Documents): Mention Solaris 8 dtksh problem with here-document
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buffer boundaries.
2002-03-22 06:21:01 +00:00
Akim Demaille
3b4578e038
* doc/autoconf.texi: Adjust @code/@command, @xref/@ref usage.
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From Nishio Futoshi.
2002-03-19 15:20:58 +00:00
Paul Eggert
d8f8ece010
Fix minor typos noted by makeinfo (GNU texinfo) 4.1.
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In particular, Info cannot handle `:' in index entries.
2002-03-19 07:00:18 +00:00
Paul Eggert
81010dcf1c
(Programming in M4sh): Add AS_MKDIR_P.
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(Limitations of Usual Tools): Add mkdir section.
2002-03-19 06:38:52 +00:00
Akim Demaille
96f2dff5d3
* doc/autoconf.texi (Special Shell Variables): More about IFS.
2002-03-13 10:08:22 +00:00
Akim Demaille
a831586a53
* doc/autoconf.texi (Header Portability): New.
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Add information about stdint.h and inttypes.h from Paul Eggert.
2002-03-13 09:58:41 +00:00
Akim Demaille
b8d6b81d64
* doc/autoconf.texi (Limitations of Usual Tools): Some about `cp
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-p'.
From Bob Proulx.
2002-03-13 09:44:21 +00:00
Akim Demaille
70ce730782
* doc/autoconf.texi (Subdirectories): Clarify that the
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subdirectory should exist.
2002-03-08 12:51:35 +00:00
Akim Demaille
fbee53ee14
* Makefile.am (AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS): 1.6.
2002-03-08 12:44:46 +00:00
Akim Demaille
c854558a69
* doc/autoconf.texi (Invoking autom4te): New.
2002-03-08 11:46:07 +00:00
Akim Demaille
56c59b68ba
* doc/autoconf.texi (Specifying Names): Clarification suggested by
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Kevin Ryde.
2002-03-05 10:06:30 +00:00
Akim Demaille
67043ba57f
* doc/autoconf.texi (AC_LIBOBJ vs. LIBOBJS): New.
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* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (AC_INIT): More informative error
message for LIBOBJ.
2002-03-04 15:09:20 +00:00
Akim Demaille
f12cd33d89
* lib/freeze.mk ($(build_libdir)/m4sugar/version.m4): New, for
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parallel builds.
2002-03-04 15:08:23 +00:00
Akim Demaille
cfe347de96
* doc/autoconf.texi (Transforming Names): Equality between target
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and host is irrelevant.
(Specifying Names, Canonicalizing): Remove all references to the
backward compatibility hooks. Rather, collect them all into...
(Hosts and Cross-Compilation): this new section.
* doc/install.texi (System Type): Ditto.
* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (AC_CANONICAL_HOST): Explicitly state
that `--host' implies cross-compilation.
2002-03-04 15:06:44 +00:00
Akim Demaille
a002bdb487
* doc/autoconf.texi (Evaluation Macros): New.
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* lib/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4 (m4_lquote): Remove, it is totally
useless.
(_m4_foreach): Define the variant with immediate evaluation so
that it contains exactly the items, not an expression which
evaluation is the current item.
(m4_re_string, m4_re_word): Don't over quote them.
2002-03-04 15:05:13 +00:00
Akim Demaille
223a67a67a
* doc/autoconf.texi (Changequote is Evil): New.
2002-03-04 14:33:12 +00:00
Kevin Ryde
1c1e2aed6a
* doc/autoconf.texi (Portable Shell): Mention 32-byte #! length limit
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on old systems like SunOS.
2002-03-02 23:22:27 +00:00
Kevin Ryde
6ff1b4abc9
* doc/autoconf.texi (Function Portability): Add va_copy and va_list.
2002-02-27 22:25:56 +00:00
Akim Demaille
0913170fae
Fix Autoconf PR/209.
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Also reported by Frank Denis.
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (_AS_PATH_WALK): Don't over quote.
2002-02-07 15:49:31 +00:00
Akim Demaille
486b91d289
* doc/autoconf.texi (Limitations of Builtins): More about
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case/esac.
2002-02-07 09:45:55 +00:00
Paul Eggert
f3aff19f8d
* doc/autoconf.texi (Specific Compiler Characteristics):
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Describe HP-UX cc bug workaround more accurately.
* lib/autoconf/types.m4 (AC_CHECK_SIZEOF): Cast to long,
not unsigned long.
* tests/semantics.at (AC_CHECK_SIZEOF): Check non-GCC
cross-compilers, too.
2002-02-05 22:56:16 +00:00
Akim Demaille
ee1dba18e4
* doc/autoconf.texi (Making testsuite Scripts): Document
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package.m4.
2002-02-05 08:27:53 +00:00
Akim Demaille
3552e970f3
* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (_AC_INIT_PACKAGE): Accept $4.
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* doc/autoconf.texi (Initializing configure): Adjust.
2002-01-31 16:54:32 +00:00
Akim Demaille
29b16548fe
* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (_AC_INIT_PACKAGE): Map non
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alphanumeric to `-' instead of `_'.
2002-01-30 16:13:10 +00:00
Akim Demaille
2dad628b1e
* tests/semantics.at (AC_CHECK_SIZEOF): Split into two tests: one
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for plain code, the other for cross-compilation code. The latter
is now run with GCC only.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Compilers and Preprocessors): New.
2002-01-30 15:11:49 +00:00
Akim Demaille
2d6f8defa5
* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (_AC_INIT_PACKAGE): Support pre-defined
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values.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Initializing configure): Explain how to
change AC_INIT default values.
2002-01-30 13:08:45 +00:00
Akim Demaille
ebf52538fe
* doc/autoconf.texi (Writing testsuite.at): AT_CLEANUP no longer
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needs an argument.
2002-01-28 10:46:13 +00:00
Akim Demaille
8722aef4db
* bin/autoheader.in, bin/autoconf.in, bin/autoscan.in,
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* 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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):
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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.$(OBJEXT)'.
(&scan_files): Use "@list" instead of join.
* doc/Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): Add *.fns.
2001-11-26 10:52:46 +00:00
Akim Demaille
47b2167bee
* doc/autoconf.texi (Using an Autotest Test Suite): New.
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(testsuite Scripts): Be one of its subsection.
(Autotest Logs): New.
2001-11-26 10:50:58 +00:00
Paul Eggert
b62a4287e3
Spelling fixes.
2001-11-25 15:13:03 +00:00
Alexandre Duret-Lutz
4359321b90
* doc/autoconf.texi (Using System Type): Add an example of `case
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$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
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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
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long double is better than double.
2001-11-16 20:10:52 +00:00