From: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 11:49:18 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: maintcheck: guard against obsolete $required entries
X-Git-Tag: v1.12b~118
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=9c22243af8307cd11923b3373314a5c7723d7c6d;p=thirdparty%2Fautomake.git

maintcheck: guard against obsolete $required entries

* syntax-check.mk: Add rules guarding against the use of the
obsolete test requirements 'texi2dvi-o' and 'makeinfo-html'.

Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
---

diff --git a/syntax-checks.mk b/syntax-checks.mk
index bd160638e..99a0946eb 100644
--- a/syntax-checks.mk
+++ b/syntax-checks.mk
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ sc_perl_at_uscore_in_scalar_context \
 sc_perl_local \
 sc_AMDEP_TRUE_in_automake_in \
 sc_tests_make_without_am_makeflags \
+$(sc_obsolete_requirements_rules) \
 sc_tests_obsolete_variables \
 sc_tests_here_document_format \
 sc_tests_Exit_not_exit \
@@ -236,6 +237,19 @@ sc_tests_obsolete_variables:
 	  exit 1; \
 	else :; fi
 
+## Look out for obsolete requirements specified in the test cases.
+sc_obsolete_requirements_rules = sc_no_texi2dvi-o sc_no_makeinfo-html
+modern-requirement.texi2dvi-o = texi2dvi
+modern-requirement.makeinfo-html = makeinfo
+
+$(sc_obsolete_requirements_rules): sc_no_% :
+	@if grep -E 'required=.*\b$*\b' $(xtests); then \
+	  echo "Requirement '$*' is obsolete and shouldn't" \
+	       "be used anymore." >&2; \
+	  echo "You should use '$(modern-requirement.$*)' instead." >&2; \
+	  exit 1; \
+	fi
+
 ## Tests should never call some programs directly, but only through the
 ## corresponding variable (e.g., '$MAKE', not 'make').  This will allow
 ## the programs to be overridden at configure time (for less brittleness)