Eric Blake [Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:39:33 +0000 (20:39 +0000)]
Clean up 'make dist' of previous patch.
* tests/Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): Distribute mktests.stamp.
(CLEANFILES): Don't clean the stamp, since we distribute the
generated files pre-built.
(MAINTAINERCLEANFILES): Clean it here instead.
* tests/Makefile.in: Regenerate.
Eric Blake [Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:59:18 +0000 (19:59 +0000)]
Avoid parallel 'make check' issue.
* tests/Makefile.am (mktests.stamp): New witness.
(TESTSUITE_GENERATED_AT): Use it.
(CLEANFILES): Clean the witness.
* tests/.cvsignore (mktests.stamp): Ignore the witness.
Eric Blake [Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:50:38 +0000 (16:50 +0000)]
Document another awk pitfall.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Limitations of Usual Tools) <awk>: Document
limitation of field variables in END.
Reported by Gary V. Vaughan.
Eric Blake [Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:21:18 +0000 (03:21 +0000)]
Publish m4_ifndef, m4_version_compare, m4_AUTOCONF_VERSION.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Text processing Macros): Document
m4_version_compare, m4_AUTOCONF_VERSION, m4_PACKAGE_VERSION.
(Redefined M4 Macros): Document m4_ifndef.
* lib/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4 (m4_AUTOCONF_VERSION): New macro; we
can't obsolete m4_PACKAGE_VERSION at this time since Autoconf 1.10
used it while it was undocumented.
* NEWS: Document this change.
* lib/m4sugar/Makefile.am (version.m4): Update copyright dates.
* lib/m4sugar/Makefile.in: Regenerate.
* tests/m4sugar.at (m4@&t@_version_compare): New test.
Reported by Bruno Haible.
Eric Blake [Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:13:13 +0000 (17:13 +0000)]
Centralize all system extensions checks.
* lib/autoconf/specific.m4 (AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS): Inline code
from AC_AIX, AC_GNU_SOURCE, AC_MINIX. Add Interix support.
(AC_AIX, AC_GNU_SOURCE, AC_MINIX): Obsolete, and point to
AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS.
(AC_ISC_POSIX): Obsolete, and point to AC_SEARCH_LIBS.
(AC_XENIX_DIR, AC_IRIX_SUN): Promote proper quoting in AU_DEFUN.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Posix Variants): Reword this section,
emphasizing that AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS is the preferred method,
rather than a series of system-specific checks.
(Obsolete Macros): Add AC_AIX, AC_GNU_SOURCE, AC_ISC_POSIX,
AC_MINIX.
* NEWS: Document this change.
* THANKS: Update.
Reported by Martin Koeppe.
Eric Blake [Sat, 8 Sep 2007 21:47:37 +0000 (21:47 +0000)]
Clean up obsolete macros references.
* doc/autoconf.texi: Add anchors to support better
cross-referencing.
(Particular Structures): Move obsolete macros descriptions...
(External Software): Likewise.
(Package Options): Likewise.
(Obsolete Macros): ...to here. Add cross-references to
documentation on replacements.
* NEWS: Mention that these macros have been obsolete for a while
now: AC_STRUCT_ST_BLKSIZE AC_STRUCT_ST_RDEV AC_WITH AC_ENABLE.
Eric Blake [Thu, 6 Sep 2007 23:21:45 +0000 (23:21 +0000)]
* doc/autoconf.texi (Generic Programs): Use $PATH_SEPARATOR, not
:, and make it clear that optional @var{path} defaults to $PATH.
(Erlang Compiler and Interpreter): Likewise.
Ralf Wildenhues [Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:23:16 +0000 (20:23 +0000)]
* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (AC_SITE_LOAD): Do not overwrite "$@"
here, this macro is expanded by AC_INIT. Fixes 2.60 regression.
* tests/base.at (configure arguments): New test.
* THANKS: Update.
Report by Olaf Lenz.
Ralf Wildenhues [Sat, 18 Aug 2007 09:07:20 +0000 (09:07 +0000)]
* lib/autoconf/status.m4 (_AC_OUTPUT_LINK): Do not try to link a
file to itself if source and build trees coincide.
* tests/torture.at (AC_CONFIG_LINKS and identical files): New
test.
Report by Sebastian Freundt <hroptatyr@gna.org>.
Paul Eggert [Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:38:13 +0000 (17:38 +0000)]
* doc/autoconf.texi (autoreconf Invocation): Document ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS
limitation reported by Leo Moisio in
<http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=432941>.
Noah Misch [Tue, 19 Jun 2007 19:49:05 +0000 (19:49 +0000)]
* lib/autotest/general.m4 (AT_INIT): Handle absolute `srcdir'.
* tests/autotest.at (srcdir propagation): Test absolute `srcdir' and
`srcdir' as subdirectory of `builddir'.
Paul Eggert [Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:52:24 +0000 (16:52 +0000)]
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (_AS_PATH_SEPARATOR_PREPARE): Set FPATH too.
Problem reported by Fred Kreek in
<http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-autoconf/2007-06/msg00009.html>.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Special Shell Variables): Warn about FPATH.
(Macro Names, Defining Directories): Don't mention PATH as a name
for a fully qualified file name, as this usage violates the GNU
coding standards and we shouldn't recommend it.
* lib/autotest/general.m4 (AT_INIT): Don't set PATH to the empty
string and then assume shell builtins like "test" will work.
Noah Misch [Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:36:56 +0000 (11:36 +0000)]
* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (AC_SUBST): Raise a fatal error if VARIABLE is
not a valid shell variable name.
* tests/mktests.sh (ac_exclude_list): Add AC_ARG_VAR.
* tests/torture.at (AC_SUBST: variable name validation): New test.
Reported by Andreas Schwab.
Paul Eggert [Tue, 29 May 2007 05:36:28 +0000 (05:36 +0000)]
* doc/autoconf.texi (Particular Types): AC_TYPE_INT8_T does not
define HAVE_INT8_T, and likewise for similar macros.
Problem reported by Patrick Welche in
<http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autoconf/2007-05/msg00062.html>.
Paul Eggert [Mon, 21 May 2007 23:10:09 +0000 (23:10 +0000)]
* lib/autoconf/c.m4 (AC_OPENMP): Don't echo --enable-openmp
choice, since that's what we do with --enable-largefile etc.
Redo indenting and assignments to simplify things a bit, and make
the parens work with Emacs.
Noah Misch [Thu, 17 May 2007 02:43:12 +0000 (02:43 +0000)]
* bin/autoconf.as: Handle `-' just like other input files.
* bin/autom4te.in (parse_args): Pass `-' through.
(handle_output): Skip the forbidden token search if we read from stdin.
(up_to_date): Always treat stdin as out of date.
* tests/tools.at (autoconf: input from stdin): New test.
(autoconf: forbidden tokens, basic): Check a second `autoconf' run.
Stepan Kasal [Thu, 3 May 2007 14:47:12 +0000 (14:47 +0000)]
* lib/autoconf/lang.m4, lib/autoconf/c.m4,
lib/autoconf/fortran.m4, lib/autoconf/erlang.m4: Cleanup of
section titles and other comments; no code change.
Paul Eggert [Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:08:07 +0000 (17:08 +0000)]
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (_AS_SHELL_FN_SPY): Don't imply that
'configure' will fail if the shell lacks proper support for shell
functions. Suggested by RMS.
Paul Eggert [Sun, 29 Apr 2007 05:50:27 +0000 (05:50 +0000)]
* lib/autoconf/lang.m4 (_AC_COMPILER_EXEEXT_DEFAULT): Don't look
for a.* when searching for executables, as this prevents users
from having files like a.c. Problem reported by Ralf Wildenhues in:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autoconf-patches/2007-04/msg00029.html
This fixes a problem introduced on 2000-12-19.
Paul Eggert [Fri, 13 Apr 2007 07:52:57 +0000 (07:52 +0000)]
* NEWS: Document recent changes to AC_CHECK_ALIGNOF, AC_CHECK_SIZEOF,
AC_CHECK_TYPE, AC_CHECK_TYPES.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Generic types): C types must be type-names
(the C terminology), not type-ids (the C++ term). C++ types
must not be anonymous.
* lib/autoconf/types.m4 (_AC_CHECK_TYPE_NEW): Remove special case
for C++; this drops support for anonymous struct and union types,
which were problematic anyway.
* tests/semantics.at (AC_CHECK_HEADERS_NEW): Adjust test to work even
for C++.
* lib/autoconf/status.m4 (_AC_OUTPUT_LINK): Fix AC_CONFIG_LINKS
to prefer a link source from the build tree, if it exists.
Report by Pallav Gupta <pallavgupta@gmail.com>.
Paul Eggert [Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:12:06 +0000 (00:12 +0000)]
* doc/autoconf.texi (Generic Types): Document the restrictions
on types imposed by AC_CHECK_TYPE, AC_CHECK_TYPES.
(Generic Compiler Characteristics): AC_CHECK_SIZEOF now works
with objects too. Document the restrictions on its use.
Document the restrictions on AC_CHECK_ALIGNOF's type argument.
* lib/autoconf/types.m4 (_AC_CHECK_TYPE_NEW):
For C, just try sizeof (TYPE) and sizeof ((TYPE)); if the former
works but the latter doesn't, then it's a valid type.
This lets people use function types and so forth.
For C++ there doesn't seem to be a simple solution, so leave it alone.
(AC_CHECK_SIZEOF): Allow argument to be a variable.
(AC_CHECK_SIZEOF, AC_CHECK_ALIGNOF): Don't bother to invoke
AC_CHECK_TYPE; that wasn't documented or necessary.
Paul Eggert [Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:25:17 +0000 (22:25 +0000)]
* doc/autoconf.texi (Here-Documents, Limitations of Builtins):
(Limitations of Usual Tools): Don't say "older" if Solaris 10 by
default still has the problem. Problem reported by Bruce Korb.
Paul Eggert [Tue, 6 Mar 2007 07:30:17 +0000 (07:30 +0000)]
* doc/autoconf.texi (C Compiler): Warn that AC_C_BIGENDIAN
suggests AC_CONFIG_HEADERS.
* lib/autoconf/c.m4 (AC_C_BIGENDIAN): Warn if not using
AC_CONFIG_HEADERS. Problem reported by
Peter O'Gorman.
Paul Eggert [Thu, 1 Mar 2007 00:18:28 +0000 (00:18 +0000)]
* lib/autoconf/c.m4 (AC_C_BIGENDIAN): Fix typo "__LITLE_ENDIAN__".
Problem reported by Paolo Bonzini in:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autoconf-patches/2007-02/msg00024.html
* tests/semantics.at (AC_C_BIGENDIAN): Don't reject hosts that have
universal binaries. Problem reported by Elias Pipping.
Paul Eggert [Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:03:33 +0000 (00:03 +0000)]
* NEWS: AC_C_BIGENDIAN now supports universal binaries a la Mac OS X.
* doc/autoconf.texi (C Compiler): Document this. There is a new
extra argument ACTION-IF-UNIVERSAL.
* lib/autoconf/c.m4 (AC_C_BIGENDIAN): Implement this.
Add support for Solaris-style _LITTLE_ENDIAN and _BIG_ENDIAN.
Reindent for sanity's sake.
Ralf Wildenhues [Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:22:45 +0000 (06:22 +0000)]
* lib/autotest/general.m4 (AT_INIT): With --clean, return exit
status of rm so we know when it failed.
If cleaning of test dir failed before running the test, warn.
Output the line separator in verbose mode before the warning
to make clear the warning belongs to the following test.
Paul Eggert [Wed, 7 Feb 2007 17:45:37 +0000 (17:45 +0000)]
* lib/autoconf/status.m4 (_AC_OUTPUT_FILES_PREPARE): Prefer \r to
an actual carriage return. Use "ac_cr" to contain the actual
carriage return.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Limitations of Usual Tools): Document problem
with traditional Awk and begin.
* tests/torture.at (Limitations of Builtins): Document the problem
with Bash 2.03 printf.
(Substitute and define special characters):
Remove trailing white space. Work around a bug in Solaris 8 /bin/bash.
Ralf Wildenhues [Tue, 6 Feb 2007 18:52:33 +0000 (18:52 +0000)]
* lib/autoconf/status.m4 (_AC_OUTPUT_FILES_PREPARE): Redirect
input from /dev/null in awk test, so even Solaris /usr/bin/awk
will not wait for input with a script containing only a BEGIN
rule.
Eric Blake [Fri, 2 Feb 2007 14:07:38 +0000 (14:07 +0000)]
* m4/m4.m4 (AC_PROG_GNU_M4): Reject M4 1.4 through 1.4.4 as
broken.
* configure.ac: Update error message.
* NEWS: Note that M4 1.4.5 or later is now a hard dependency.
Reported by Gary Vaughan and Jim Meyering, and problem analyzed
by Stepan Kasal:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-autoconf/2006-11/msg00025.html
Paul Eggert [Mon, 29 Jan 2007 01:26:12 +0000 (01:26 +0000)]
* doc/autoconf.texi (Shellology): pdksh 5.2.14 is still the
latest version.
(Shell Substitutions): Note problems with @{var:=value} etc.
Add a new section for problems with @{#var} etc. Problem noted
by Ralf Wildenhues. See:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libtool-patches/2005-01/msg00157.html
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