+ 2010-08-12 Peter Rosin <peda@lysator.liu.se>
+
+ Enable the use of "link -lib" as the wrapped archiver.
+ * lib/ar-lib: Enable the use of "link -lib" as the wrapped
+ archiver, as well as allowing some other options to be passed
+ through to the wrapped archiver.
+ * tests/ar-lib.test: Test the above.
+
+2010-08-10 Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
+
+ Tweak and/or extend some `acloca*.test' tests.
+ * tests/aclocal8.test: Ensure verbose printing of captured
+ output.
+ * tests/aclocal.test: Likewise. Also, add trailing `:'
+ command.
+ * tests/acloca19.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/aclocal5.test: Add trailing `:' command, and prefer
+ `$me' over hard-coded test name.
+ * tests/aclocal6.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/aclocal18.test: Add trailing `:' command, and make
+ some grepping slighty stricter.
+ * tests/acloca14.test: Likewise. Also, prefer `diff' over
+ `cmp', and add some "cosmetic" blank lines.
+
+2010-08-09 Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
+
+ Tweak and extend tests `pr[!0-9]*.test'.
+ * tests/primary3.test: Add trailing `:' command.
+ * tests/primary.test: Make grepping of Automake's stderr stricter.
+ Also, add trailing `:' command, and cosmetic changes in spacing.
+ * tests/primary2.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/prefix.test: Enable `errexit' shell flags, and related
+ changes. Add a trailing `:' command.
+ * tests/proginst.test: Likewise.
+
+ Modernize, improve and extend tests for PR (`pr[0-9]*.test').
+ * tests/pr2.test: Add trailing `:' command.
+ * tests/pr229.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/pr401.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/pr401b.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/pr401c.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/pr300-prog.test: Likewise, plus cosmetic changes in
+ spacing.
+ * tests/pr300-lib.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/pr300-ltlib.test: Likewise, and ensure verbose printing
+ of captured make stdout.
+ * tests/pr211.test: Add trailing `:' command. Also, use the
+ `configure.in' stub created by ./defs, rather than writing it
+ from scratch.
+ * tests/pr204.test: Likewise, plus cosmetic spacing changes.
+ * tests/pr287.test: Likewise, and move setting of `errexit' shell
+ flag earlier in the script (just after inclusion of ./defs).
+ * tests/pr220.test: Make grepping of Automake's stderr stricter.
+ Also, add trailing `:' command, and cosmetic changes in spacing.
+ * tests/pr224.test: Move setting of `errexit' shell flag earlier
+ in the script (just after inclusion of ./defs). Do not export
+ `CC=gcc' to configure explicitly (it's already exported globally
+ in ./defs, since we have "gcc" in $required). Use the stub for
+ `configure.in' created by ./defs, rather than writing it from
+ scratch. Do not create dummy files required by "gnu" mode (e.g.
+ README, NEWS), since we run automake in foreign mode anyway.
+ * tests/pr72.test: Enable `errexit' shell flags, and related
+ changes. Extend existing checks a bit.
+ * tests/pr9.test: Likewise. Also, avoid obolescent constructs in
+ the generated `configure.in', and extend existing checks over the
+ generated tarball a bit.
+ * tests/pr87.test: Enable `errexit' shell flags, and related
+ changes. Add a trailing `:' command. Also, do not create dummy
+ files required by "gnu" mode (e.g. README, NEWS), since we run
+ automake in foreign mode anyway.
+ * tests/pr243.test: Avoid obolescent constructs in the generated
+ `configure.in'. Enable the `errexit' shell flag, and related
+ changes. Cosmetic changes to spacing, add trailing `:' command,
+ and add a "FIXME" comment.
+ * tests/pr266.test: Likewise, and add explicit command line switch
+ `--enable-dependecy-tracking' to the ./configure call.
+ * tests/pr279.test: Avoid obolescent constructs in the generated
+ `configure.in'; also, use the `configure.in' stub created by
+ ./defs, rather than writing it from scratch. Enable `errexit'
+ shell flag, and related changes. Add trailing `:' command.
+ * tests/pr279-2.test: Likewise, and make grepping of Makefile.in
+ stricter.
+ * tests/pr307.test: Move setting of `errexit' shell flag earlier
+ in the script (just after inclusion of ./defs). Escape literal
+ dots in grep regular expressions. Also, add a trailing `:'
+ command, and cosmetic changes to spacing.
+
+ Tests for PR: add excerpts from original bug report, for clarity.
+ * tests/pr2.test: Ditto.
+ * tests/pr9.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/pr72.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/pr87.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/pr211.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/pr220.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/pr224.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/pr229.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/pr243.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/pr266.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/pr279.test: Likewise, and tell to keep it in sync
+ with its sister test.
+ * tests/pr279-2.test: Likewise.
+
+2010-08-08 Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
+
+ Tweak, extend and improve tests `cond[a-z]*.test'.
+ * tests/condd.test: Add trailing `:' command. Typofix in
+ comment.
+ * tests/condhook.test: Make sure target `install-data-hook' is
+ not called by `make install', but that data files are installed.
+ Use proper m4 quoting in configure.in. Add trailing `:' command.
+ * tests/condhook2.test: New test, sister test of condhook, with
+ inverted semantic.
+ * tests/condinc2.test: Use proper m4 quoting in configure.in.
+ Prefer trailing `:' command over trailing `Exit 0'.
+ * tests/condman2.test: Enable errexit shell flag, and related
+ changes. Add trailing `:' command.
+ * tests/condman.test: Likewise. Also, do not create useless
+ dummy manpages, and use proper m4 quoting in configure.in.
+ * tests/condman3.test: New test, similar to condman.test, but
+ it also runs ./configure and "make install", and check the
+ installed files.
+ * tests/Makefile.am (TESTS): Updated.
+
+ Modernize, improve and/or extend tests `colon*.test.
+ * tests/colon.test: Rely on the `configure.in' stub created by
+ `./defs', rather than writing one from scratch. Do not create
+ a useless dummy file. Add trailing `:' command.
+ * tests/colon4.test: Enable the `errexit' shell flag, and
+ related changes. Rely on the `configure.in' stub created by
+ `./defs', rather than writing one from scratch.
+ * tests/colon7.test: Enable `errexit' shell flag, and related
+ changes. Improve the generated `configure.in' file. Add
+ trailing `:' command.
+ * tests/colon2.test: Likewise. Also, add some new checks.
+ * tests/colon5.test: Improve the generated `configure.in' file.
+ Add new, much deeper checks. Add trailing `:' command.
+ * tests/colon6.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/colon3.test: Add trailing `:' command. Remove useless
+ comments and echos. Improve the generated `configure.in' file.
+ make some grepping tests stricter. Add a "FIXME" comments about
+ planned improvements.
+
+ Improve and extend tests `asm*.test'.
+ * tests/asm.test: Use configure.in stub generated by ./defs,
+ and avoid obsoleted autoconf constructs. Make grepping of
+ Automake stderr stricter. Do not create useless source file.
+ Improve verbose messages. Minor cosmetic changes. Tell to
+ keep it in sync with other sister tests asm*.test.
+ * tests/asm2.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/asm3.test: Likewise.
+
+ Modernize, improve and/or extend test scripts `conf*.test'.
+ * tests/confh5.test: Cosmetic changes.
+ * tests/conff.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/confdeps.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/conflnk.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/conflnk2.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/confsub.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/confvar.test: Likewise, and make grepping of Makefile.in
+ stricter.
+ * tests/confvar2.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/conflnk3.test: Cosmetic changes, and re-enable a temporarly
+ disabled test (which didn't work with autoconf <= 2.59, but now we
+ are requiring autoconf 2.62, so...)
+ * tests/conflnk4.test: Cosmetic changes, and extend existing tests
+ accordingly to "TODO" comments.
+ * tests/conff2.test: Make grepping of Automake's stderr stricter.
+ Add some comments explaining why we don't use the `configure.in'
+ stub preset be ./defs.
+ * tests/confh.test: Use the `configure.in' stub created by ./defs,
+ rather than writing one from scratch, and do not call AC_OUTPUT.
+ Enable `errexit' shell flag, and related changes. Prefer diff over
+ cmp to compare text files. Prefer perl over sed to fetch the value
+ of $(DIST_COMMON) from Makefile.in. Make grepping of the contents
+ of $(DIST_COMMON) stricter.
+ * tests/confh4.test: Use the `configure.in' stub created by ./defs,
+ rather than writing one from scratch. Make grepping of Makefile.in
+ stricter.
+ * tests/confh5.test: Make grepping of `config.h' stricter. Add a
+ comment.
+ * tests/configure.test: Avoid obsolescent constructs in generated
+ `configure.ac'. Do not write `configure.in' two times. Escape
+ literal dots in grep regular expressions.
+ * tests/confincl.test: Enable `errexit' shell flag, and related
+ changes. Prefer fgrep over grep. Other cosmetic changes.
+ * tests/config.test: Renamed to ...
+ * tests/confh6.test: ... this. Fix m4 quoting in `configure.in',
+ and make grepping of `config.h' and `config.h.in' stricter.
+ * tests/conf2.test: Renamed ...
+ * tests/confh7.test: ... to this. Use the `configure.in' stub
+ created by ./defs, rather than writing one from scratch. Try to
+ run the checks both with and without AC_PROG_CC and AC_OUTPUT in
+ `configure.in'.
+ * tests/Makefile.am (TESTS): Updated.
+
+ Minor improvements and fixes in tests `depcomp*.test'.
+ * tests/depcomp.test: Do not create useless dummy source files.
+ Add a trailing `:' command.
+ * tests/depcomp2.test: Use `unset' on the CFLAG variable to ensure
+ it's not in in the environment, rather tthan exporting it with an
+ empty value. Do not pass CC=gcc to configure, as that's already
+ done in ./defs since we have gcc in $required. Ensure verbose
+ printing of captured stderr, and normalize its checking. Add a
+ trailing `:' command.
+ * tests/depcomp3.test: Quote literal dots and dollar characters in
+ grep regexps. Always use `: >' rather than `touch' to create empty
+ files. Explicitly declare phony targets as such in the created
+ Makefile.am. Add a trailing `:' command.
+ * tests/depcomp4.test: Quote literal dots and dollar characters in
+ grep regexp. Explicitly declare phony targets as such in the
+ created Makefile.am. Ensure verbose printing of captured makes'
+ stoud/stderr. Add a trailing `:' command.
+ * tests/depcomp5.test: Move setting of `errexit' shell flag earlier
+ in the script (just after inclusion of ./defs). Quote literal dots
+ and dollar characters in grep regexps. Explicitly declare phony
+ targets as such in the created Makefile.am. Add a trailing `:'
+ command.
+ * tests/depcomp6.test: Consistenty use m4 quoting in the generated
+ configure.in. Cosmetic fixes to spacing. Make the "dummy" `if'
+ statement required by OpenBSD's sh `set -e' more robust, and add
+ explanatory comments to it.
+ * tests/depcomp7.test: Likewise, and add a trailing `:' command.
+
+ Separate failing part of test `all.test'.
+ * tests/all.test: Keep only (x)failing part of the test. Working
+ checks moved out to ...
+ * tests/all2.test: ... this new test.
+ * tests/Makefile.am (TESTS): Updated.
+
+ Modernize, improve and extend tests `subobj*.test'.
+ * tests/subobjname.test: Add trailing `:' command.
+ * tests/subobj.test: Make grepping of `Makefile.in' stricter.
+ Escape literal dots in grep regexps.
+ * tests/subobj2.test: Add trailing `:' command. Do not use the
+ unportable fgrep option `-e'.
+ * tests/subobj3.test: Add trailing `:' command.
+ (configure.in): Use proper m4 quoting, and avoid obsolescent
+ constructs.
+ * tests/subobj8.test: Likewise. Also, enable `errexit' shell
+ flag, with related changes
+ * tests/subobj4.test: Likewise. Also, make grepping of
+ `Makefile.in' stricter.
+ * tests/subobj5.test: Add trailing `:' command. Move setting of
+ `errexit' shell flag earlier in the script (just after inclusion
+ of ./defs).
+ (configure.in): Use the stub created by `./defs', rather than
+ writing it from scratch, and avoid obsolescent constructs.
+ * tests/subobj6.test: Add trailing `:' command. Move setting of
+ `errexit' shell flag earlier in the script (just after inclusion
+ of ./defs). Do not create useless dummy ac-init file `f'.
+ * tests/subobj7.test: Do not create useless dummy ac-init file
+ `f'.
+ (configure.in): Use the stub created by `./defs', rather than
+ writing it from scratch, and avoid obsolescent constructs.
+ * tests/subobj9.test: Move setting of `errexit' shell flag earlier
+ in the script (just after inclusion of ./defs). Fail the test if
+ `make distcheck' fails. Ensure verbose printing of captured make
+ stdout. Avoid uselsss fork by doing simple grep instead of using
+ test -n "`COMMAND | grep ...`".
+ (configure.in): Normalize the call to AC_INIT w.r.t. other tests.
+ (Makefile.am): Explicitly mark target "print" as phony.
+ * tests/subobj10.test: Removed duplicated call to `set -e'. Add
+ trailing `:' command.
+ (configure.in): Normalize the call to AC_INIT w.r.t. other tests.
+
+ Remove a couple of obsoleted tests.
+ * tests/fpinstall.test: Removed.
+ * tests/fpinst2.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/Makefile.am (TESTS): Updated.
+
+ Bootstrap: updated HACKING entry.
+ * HACKING ("Working with git"): Explain how to override the
+ autoconf and autom4te programs used by the bootstrap process.
+
+ Bootstrap: fixlet.
+ * bootstrap: Do not remove `lib/Automake/Config.pm' anymore,
+ since we don't generate it. Correctly quote arguments of
+ `eval' builtin. Fixed a botched error message. Removed an
+ extra blank line.
+
+ Bootstrap: don't search perl in $PATH.
+ * bootstrap: Do not explicitly search perl in $PATH anymore.
+ ($PATH_SEPARATOR): Removed, it's no more needed.
+
+ Bootstrap: let the user choose which autoconf to use.
+ * bootstrap ($AUTOCONF): New variable, from the environment.
+ ($AUTOM4TE): Likewise, for clarity.
+ Use "$AUTOCONF" instead of calling "autoconf" directly.
+
+ Minor improvements to tests ar*.test.
+ * tests/ar.test: Add trailing `:' command.
+ * tests/ar2.test: Likewise, and make grepping of generated
+ Makefile.in stricter.
+
2010-08-06 Peter Rosin <peda@lysator.liu.se>
Add new auxiliary 'ar-lib' script, wrapping Microsoft lib.
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