autoconf/BUGS
Eric Blake c0af9c5e4e Document current beta-quality status.
* configure.ac: Reflect fact that change to git-version-gen
produces -, but not always a letter, on non-release builds.
* BUGS: Mention known issues.
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (_AS_DETECT_BETTER_SHELL): Ask for help in
debugging platforms with deficient shells.

Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
2008-10-29 09:30:23 -06:00

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-*- outline -*-
This file lists the bugs you must be aware of. Be sure to check this
file before using Autoconf, and especially git versions of Autoconf.
Copyright (C) 2000-2002, 2006-2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
Autoconf must not be used in production if there are ``Serious'' bugs,
and use with caution an Autoconf with ``Important bugs''.
* Status
/*------------------------------------.
| New features need further testing. |
`------------------------------------*/
* Now that configure depends on shell functions, it is possible that
configure scripts may fail to run on old platforms that lack a shell
with proper function support.
* Cygwin has known problems with named fifos that cause failures when
attempting parallel tests in an autotest suite. It is possible that
other platforms also have difficulty with parallel testing.