* lib/m4sugar/foreach.m4: New file.
(m4_foreach, m4_case, _m4_shiftn, m4_do, m4_dquote_elt, _m4_map)
(m4_join, m4_joinall, m4_list_cmp, _m4_minmax): Replace m4sugar
macros based on $@ recursion [fast on M4 1.6, but quadratic on M4
1.4.x] with versions based on m4_for/m4_foreach [slow on 1.6, but
linear on 1.4.x].
* lib/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4 (m4_init): Dynamically load new file if
older M4 is assumed.
(m4_map_sep): Optimize.
(m4_max, m4_min): Refactor, by adding...
(_m4_max, _m4_min, _m4_minmax): ...more efficient helpers.
(m4_defn, m4_popdef, m4_undefine): Use foreach recursion.
* lib/m4sugar/Makefile.am (dist_m4sugarlib_DATA): Distribute new
file.
* tests/m4sugar.at (M4 loops): Add a stress test that takes
forever if m4_foreach and friends are quadratic.
* NEWS: Mention this.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* bin/autoupdate.in (_au___undefine): New macro,...
(_au__undefine): ...wrapped by ifdef to silence m4 warnings.
Reported by Ralf Wildenhues.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* GNUmakefile: Grab from upstream, to fix issue where 'make
install' would allow installation of stale version string.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* lib/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4 (m4_defn, m4_popdef, m4_undefine): Don't
define slower wrapper if m4 will warn on our behalf; key off of
__m4_version__, added alongside the new warnings in m4 1.6.
* tests/m4sugar.at (m4@&t@_defn): New test.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* doc/autoconf.texi (Header Templates): Mention rules on comments
and whitespace, and that the user cannot rely on #undef to survive
through config.status.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* lib/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4 (m4_version_compare): Provide alternate
definition for non-Autoconf clients of m4sugar.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* doc/autoconf.texi (Text processing Macros) <m4_append>
<m4_prepend>: If m4 is fixed, m4_append can be linear rather than
O(n log n).
* lib/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4 (m4_append, m4_append_uniq): Fix comments.
Analysis by Bruno Haible.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* lib/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4 (m4_PACKAGE_VERSION): Ignore failure to
find version.texi, since bison does not provide it.
(m4_prepend): Add new macro, from bison.
(m4_prepend_uniq, m4_prepend_uniq_w): Add new macros, for
completeness.
(_m4_append_uniq): Rename...
(_m4_grow_uniq_1): ...to this to share implementation, and
optimize initial assignment.
(m4_append_uniq_w): Adjust caller.
* NEWS: Document new macros.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Text processing Macros) <m4_append>: Mention
speed consideration.
<m4_prepend>: Document the new prepend variants.
* tests/m4sugar.at (m4@&t@_prepend): New test.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* lib/autoconf/status.m4 (_AC_OUTPUT_LINK): Do not warn when not
linking a file to itself.
Report by Bruno Haible.
Signed-off-by: Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
* lib/autotest/general.m4 (AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD): Move definition
earlier in the file.
(AT_INIT): Create line number cache in
$at_suite_dir/at-source-lines.
<at_helper_dir>: New directory at-groups below $at_suite_dir.
Add comment explaining the new directory structure.
(at_func_group_prepare, at_func_group_postprocess): New shell
functions to factorize per-test group work. Keep the actual
test execution outside of a shell function in order to avoid
zsh 4.x exit status bugs.
<at_check_line_file, at_status_file, at_stdout, at_stder1>
<at_stderr, at_test_source>: Turn these into per-group files
below $at_helper_dir. Also store test results there in files
named pass, fail, xpass, xfail, skip. Let the parent collect
results from $at_helper_dir. Adjust summary statistics
computation and result output.
Signed-off-by: Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
* lib/autoconf/status.m4 (_AC_OUTPUT_HEADERS_PREPARE): For
undefined preprocessor macros that are followed by a comment
in the header template, do not create nested comments in the
output.
* tests/torture.at (@%:@define header templates): Extend test.
* NEWS: Update.
Report by Karsten Hopp <karsten@redhat.com>.
Signed-off-by: Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
* lib/autotest/general.m4 (AT_KEYWORDS): Expand argument prior to
converting it to lower case.
* tests/autotest.at (Keywords and ranges): Test this.
* NEWS: Document the fix.
* THANKS: Update.
Reported by Karsten Hopp.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* doc/autoconf.texi (Limitations of Builtins) <!>: Mention ! issue
in compound pipe commands.
<export>: Mention difference of exporting an undefined variable.
(Shell Functions): Mention loss of $? in entry to shell functions.
Extracted from the git mailing list.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (_AC_ARG_VAR_VALIDATE, AC_MSG_FAILURE):
Output $ac_pwd along with fatal failure.
* tests/torture.at (Deep Package): Extend test.
Reported numerous times against GCC, and probably other packages.
* lib/autotest/general.m4 (AT_INIT) <at_func_validate_ranges>:
Alter usage to eval its arguments, in order to normalize away
leading zero. All callers updated.
* tests/autotest.at (Keywords and ranges): Test range
normalization with leading 0.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* doc/autoconf.texi (Limitations of Usual Tools) <tr>: Add section.
Reported by Bruno Haible and Jim Meyering.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* doc/autoconf.texi (Quadrigraphs): Mention alternate quote used
in m4sugar, and how to still output it literally.
* tests/m4sugar.at (m4@&t@_split): And test it.
Reported by Joel E. Denny.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* lib/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4 (m4_expand, _m4_expand): Use more complex
quotes.
(m4_noquote, _m4_split): Use consistent complex quote.
* tests/autotest.at (Left paren, Right paren): Test this.
(Parentheses): Ensure new quadrigraphs still work.
(AT_CHECK_AT_TITLE_CHAR): All title char tests exercise m4_expand.
* NEWS: Mention the fix.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Quadrigraphs): Revert mention of macros that
require quadrigraphs for ().
(Evaluation Macros) <m4_expand>: Relax the restriction against
unbalanced ().
(Pretty Help Strings) <AS_HELP_STRING>: Likewise.
(Writing Testsuites) <AT_SETUP>: Likewise.
Reported by Joel E. Denny, fix suggested by Noah Misch.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* bin/autom4te.in (handle_output): Substitute @{:@ and @:}@.
(handle_traces): Likewise.
* lib/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4 (m4_qlen): Account for new quadrigraphs.
* tests/autotest.at (AT_CHECK_AT_TITLE_CHAR): Add new tests.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Quadrigraphs): Document them.
(Evaluation Macros) <m4_expand>: Enhance documentation.
(Text processing Macros) <m4_text_box>: Document cases where
quadrigraphs can help for problemetic unbalanced parentheses.
(Pretty Help Strings) <AS_HELP_STRING>: Likewise.
(Writing Testsuites) <AT_SETUP>: Likewise.
(Limitations of Builtins) <case>: Consolidate text on unbalanced
parentheses, and add an example of creative comments.
* NEWS: Document the addition.
Reported by Joel E. Denny.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* tests/autotest.at (AT_CHECK_AT): Allow to pass additional
arguments to the inner suite.
(errexit, input from stdin): New tests.
Signed-off-by: Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
