<http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-autoconf/2004-11/msg00056.html>,
along with some nearby cruft.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Libtool): Libtool can be used without
Automake (not without Autoconf).
(Introduction): Mention lists.gnu.org.
* BUGS: Don't mention bugs.gnu.org.
Remove mention of ancient libtool compatibility problem.
* NEWS: Mention that bugs.gnu.org is kaput.
* README: Likewise. Mention where mailing list archives can be found.
* lib/Makefile.am (edit, autom4te.cfg): New.
* bin/autom4te.in (BEGIN): Simplify.
Rely on `AC_MACRODIR' in addition of `autom4te_perllibdir'.
(&load_configuration): New. Use it.
(&parse_args): Support --mode, --set, and --melt.
* bin/autoconf.in: Simplify and adjust.
* tests/Makefile.am (AUTOMAKE): Use --set.
* tests/atlocal.in: Adjust.
* BUGS: distcheck and check are weak.
* autoconf.in ($automate): New var.
(task script): Use autom4te.
* autom4te.in (File::Spec): Use it.
(&find_file): New.
(&parse_args): --warning is -W, not -w.
Find the top level files.
(&handle_m4): Pass the warnings flags.
Don't report verbosely m4's failures, unless requested.
(&handle_output): Don't complain for forbidden tokens in comments.
Be sure to report all the forbidden tokens within a single line.
(&trace_format_to_m4): Preserve `$_'.
(&handle_traces): Sort the output macros.
(&up_to_date_p): Find the files before trying to get its time stamp.
(_AC_COMPILER_EXEEXT_WORKS): this. Use the `a.out' or `a.exe'
left by _AC_COMPILER_EXEEXT_DEFAULT to check if the compiler works.
(_AC_COMPILER_EXEEXT_CROSS): Extract from the above macro.
(_AC_COMPILER_EXEEXT): Use them.
Adjust all the compiler looking macros to check for EXEEXT
*first*, then OBJEXT.
Set ac_exeext yourself.
(_AC_COMPILER_EXEEXT_O): Don't.
Reported by Derek R. Price.
* tests/semantics.at (AC_REPLACE_FUNCS): New test.
* acfunctions.m4 (AC_REPLACE_FUNCS, _AC_LIBOBJ_ALLOCA): Use
AC_LIBSOURCES.
Be sure to read this file if you're using a non released Autoconf.
* tests/tools.at (Syntax of the scripts): The non built tools are
in `$top_srcdir', not `..'.
(autoconf --trace): When using `-i' we need the src tree, not the
build tree.
