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25 years ago1999-11-10 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com> autoconf-2-15-branch
Ben Elliston [Tue, 9 Nov 1999 13:17:28 +0000 (13:17 +0000)] 
1999-11-10  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* testsuite/autoconf.s/defines.exp: Remove test case.

25 years ago1999-11-09 Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr>
Ben Elliston [Tue, 9 Nov 1999 13:10:43 +0000 (13:10 +0000)] 
1999-11-09  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>

* acgeneral.m4 (AC_INIT_PARSE_ARGS): Avoid using double quotes
inside "`...`": some shells parse this incorrectly.

25 years ago1999-11-09 Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr>
Ben Elliston [Tue, 9 Nov 1999 12:58:28 +0000 (12:58 +0000)] 
1999-11-09  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>

* autoheader.m4 (AH_CHECK_LIB): Template HAVE_LIBFOO, not
HAVE_FOO.

25 years ago1999-11-09 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Tue, 9 Nov 1999 12:52:09 +0000 (12:52 +0000)] 
1999-11-09  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* testsuite/config/unix.exp (autoconf_version): Detect version
numbers from the new style of output.

* Makefile.in: Regenerate.

1999-11-09  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>

* Makefile.am (editsh, editpl): Substitute also PACKAGE and
VERSION.
* autoconf.sh (version): New string.
(--version): Use it.
(--help) Output on stdout, not stderr.
* autoheader.sh: Likewise.
* autoreconf.sh: Likewise.
* autoscan.pl: Likewise.
* autoupdate.sh: Likewise.
* ifnames.sh: Likewise.

25 years ago1999-11-09 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Tue, 9 Nov 1999 10:27:14 +0000 (10:27 +0000)] 
1999-11-09  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* TODO: Update.

25 years ago1999-10-31 Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr>
Ben Elliston [Sun, 31 Oct 1999 02:37:40 +0000 (02:37 +0000)] 
1999-10-31  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>

* autoheader.m4 (AC_FUNC_ALLOCA): Rename from this ...
(AH_FUNC_ALLOCA): ... to this.  Includes all the needed templates.
(AC_C_CHAR_UNSIGNED): Rename from this ...
(AH_C_CHAR_UNSIGNED): ... to this.

25 years agoDocument ac_max_here_line's future. From Akim.
Ben Elliston [Sun, 31 Oct 1999 02:20:26 +0000 (02:20 +0000)] 
Document ac_max_here_line's future. From Akim.

25 years ago1999-10-31 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Sun, 31 Oct 1999 02:17:01 +0000 (02:17 +0000)] 
1999-10-31  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): New explicit variable.
(editsh): acdatadir is no longer defined, so use pkgdatadir.
(editpl): Likewise. From Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr>.
* Makefile.in: Regenerate.

25 years ago1999-10-31 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Sun, 31 Oct 1999 01:54:28 +0000 (01:54 +0000)] 
1999-10-31  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* configure: Regenerate.
* aclocal.m4: New generated file.
* Makefile.in: Regenerate with Automake.
* testsuite/Makefile.in: Likewise.

1999-10-31  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>

Use Automake.  Based on files from Ben Elliston.

* acgeneral.m4: No longer define AC_ACVERSION, include
  acversion.m4.
* acversion.m4.in: New AC_CONFIG_FILE.
* acspecific.m4: Few formating changes.
* autoconf.texi: No longer define EDITION, VERSION and UPDATED:
include version.texi.
AC_OUTPUT the Makefiles mentioned below and acversion.m4.
* configure.in: Use AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE.
  Do not AC_ARG_PROGRAM: AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE does it.
* Makefile.am: New file.
* mdate-sh: Likewise.
* missing: Likewise.
* testsuite/Makefile.am: Likewise.

25 years agoIndenting fix.
Ben Elliston [Sun, 31 Oct 1999 01:16:52 +0000 (01:16 +0000)] 
Indenting fix.

25 years ago1999-10-31 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Sun, 31 Oct 1999 00:56:04 +0000 (00:56 +0000)] 
1999-10-31  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* acspecific.m4 (AC_PROG_CC_STDC, AC_C_PROTOTYPES): Inherit from
Automake. From Franc,ois Pinard.
* autoconf.texi (Particular Programs): Document AC_PROG_CC_STDC.
(C Compiler Characteristics): Document AC_C_PROTOTYPES.

25 years agoHow could we forget Franc,ois?
Ben Elliston [Sun, 31 Oct 1999 00:52:44 +0000 (00:52 +0000)] 
How could we forget Franc,ois?

25 years ago1999-10-31 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Sun, 31 Oct 1999 00:03:45 +0000 (00:03 +0000)] 
1999-10-31  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* testsuite/autoconf.s/defines.exp: Changed `fail' and `pass' in
`xfail' and `xpass'. The testsuite checks that acconfig.h
templates the AC_DEFINEs. Since we no longer rely on acconfig.h,
the test is obsolete.
* acspecific.m4 (AC_PROG_BINSH, AC_PROG_SED): Don't quote the name
of the macro defined; the testsuite does not recognize this
syntax. From Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr>.

25 years ago* Merged from the experimental branch. post-exp-merge-1999-10-31
Ben Elliston [Sat, 30 Oct 1999 14:17:20 +0000 (14:17 +0000)] 
* Merged from the experimental branch.

25 years ago1999-10-27 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Sat, 30 Oct 1999 13:56:53 +0000 (13:56 +0000)] 
1999-10-27  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* THANKS: Updated Alexandre's address.

25 years ago1999-10-27 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Tue, 26 Oct 1999 14:29:16 +0000 (14:29 +0000)] 
1999-10-27  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* autoconf.texi (Generic Programs): @defmac for AC_PATH_TOOL may
not span multiple lines.

25 years ago* merged from the experimental branch.
Ben Elliston [Tue, 26 Oct 1999 04:17:50 +0000 (04:17 +0000)] 
* merged from the experimental branch.

1999-10-05  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>

* acgeneral.m4 (AC_PATH_TOOL): New macro.
* autoconf.texi (Generic Programs): Document.

1999-10-02  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>

AC_DIR_HEADERS is hasbeen'ed.
* acspecific.m4 (AC_DIR_HEADER): Raised from obsolete to hasbeen.
* acspecific.m4 (AC_CHECK_HEADERS_DIRENT, AC_CHECK_HEADER_DIRENT):
Removed, were used only by AC_DIR_HEADER and were not documented.
* autoheader.m4: Remove the hooks for AC_CHECK_HEADERS_DIRENT.
* autoconf.texi (Particular Headers): Removed the documentation of
AC_DIR_HEADER.

* autoconf.texi (Environment Variables): Remove the very last
traces of documentation of --env-VAR.

1999-10-02  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>

Remove hasbeen'ed macros from the documentation.

* autoconf.texi (Obsolete Macros): Document AC_HASBEEN.

* autoconf.texi (Libraries): Remove the documentation of
AC_HAVE_LIB.
(Particular Headers): likewise for AC_UNISTD_H, AC_MEMORY_H,
AC_USG.
(C Compiler Characteristics): Likewise for AC_INT_16_BITS,
        AC_LONG_64_BITS.

1999-10-01  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>

Make the handling of the configuration links (AC_LINK_FILES)
exactly the same as that of configurations files (AC_OUTPUT_FILES)
and headers (AC_CONFIG_HEADERS).  As a result, it is sane to run
        ./config.status src/libmy_lib
or
        CONFIG_LINKS=src/lib_mylib:lib/lib_mylib ./config.status

        * acgeneral.m4 (AC_LINK_FILES): Use AC_FATAL to diagnose bad
number of argument.
Obsoleted (but implemented) in favor of AC_CONFIG_LINKS.

* acgeneral.m4 (AC_CONFIG_LINKS): New macro.  Takes space
separated list of DEST:SOURCES arguments.
* acgeneral.m4 (AC_OUTPUT_LINKS): Adapted to the new scheme of
AC_LIST_LINKS.
* autoconf.texi (Output, AC_OUTPUT): Mention AC_CONFIG_LINKS.
(Invoking config.status): Mention CONFIG_LINKS.
        (Using System Type): Document AC_CONFIG_LINKS. Explicit the
obsoleteness of AC_LINK_FILES.

1999-09-28  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>

* acgeneral.m4: Spell checked.
* autoconf.texi: Likewise.

1999-09-28  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>

* acgeneral.m4 (AC_NEED_DECLS): Change the actions for
`if-(not-)found' to `if-(not-)needed.
        Define NEED_DECL_foo, instead of NEED_foo_DECL.
* autoheader.sh (decls): Reflect this.
* autoconf.texi (Generic Declarations): Update.

1999-09-27  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>

* acgeneral.m4 (AC_CHECK_DECL): Renamed as...
        (AC_NEED_DECL): This.
(AC_CHECK_DECLS): Renamed as...
(AC_NEED_DECLS): This.
(AC_NEED_DECL): Include <stdio.h>, <memory.h>, <string.h>,
<strings.h>, <stdlib.h>, <stddef.h>, and <unistd.h>.

        * autoconf.texi (Generic Declarations): Updated.

1999-09-26  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>

* acgeneral.m4 (AC_PATH_PROG): Use a single case statement for
Unix and DOS absolute paths.

* acgeneral.m4 (AC_CHECK_SIZEOF): Fix a typo.
Allow a third default argument: extra headers.
        * autoconf.texi (C Compiler Characteristics): Document.

        * acgeneral.m4 (AC_CHECK_TYPE): Convert to the AC_VAR_* family.
Allow a third optional argument: extra includes.
* autoconf.texi (Generic Typedefs): Documents.

1999-09-21  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>

* autoconf.texi (Particular Structures): Move documentation of
AC_HEADER_STAT and AC_HEADER_TIME from here...
        (Particular Headers): to here.
(Declarations): New section.
(Particular Headers): Move doc of AC_DECL_SYS_SIGLIST from here...
(Particular Declarations): to here.

1999-09-21  Kaveh R. Ghazi  <ghazi@caip.rutgers.edu>

* acgeneral.m4 (AC_CHECK_FUNC_DECL, AC_CHECK_FUNC_DECLS): New
        macros.
* autoconf.texi (AC_CHECK_FUNC_DECL, AC_CHECK_FUNC_DECLS):
Document.
* autoheader.m4: Add support for AC_CHECK_FUNC_DECLS.
* autoheader.sh: Likewise.

1999-09-14  Alexandre Oliva  <oliva@lsd.ic.unicamp.br>

* acgeneral.m4 (AC_INCLUDE): New macro.
* autoconf.texi: Document it.

* acgeneral.m4 (Configuration): Accept --env-VAR=VALUE and
        VAR=value.
* autoconf.texi, install.texi: Document it.
* configure: Rebuilt.

1999-09-14  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>

* autoconf.texi (Pretty Help Strings): Updated to reflect the
changes.

1999-09-13  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>

* autoconf.texi: Update the direntry for more modern Texinfos.
Add pointer to configure and config.status.
Remove the dots from the menus: horizontal space is precious.
(Invoking config.status): More traditional presentation of the options.

1999-08-22  Matthew D. Langston  <langston@SLAC.Stanford.EDU>

* autoconf.texi (Particular Programs): Document new optional
argument to AC_PROG_CC, AC_PROG_CXX and AC_PROG_F77.  Document
additions to the Fortran 77 compiler search list.

1999-06-02  Matthew D. Langston  <langston@SLAC.Stanford.EDU>

* autoconf.texi (Pretty Help Strings): Document and regenerate the
indices.
* acgeneral.m4 (AC_HELP_STRING): New macro.

1999-05-30  Matthew D. Langston  <langston@SLAC.Stanford.EDU>

* autoconf.texi (Fortran 77 Compiler Characteristics): Document
        new AC_F77_NAME_MANGLING macro.

1999-05-30  Steven G. Johnson <stevenj@alum.mit.edu>

* autoconf.texi (Fortran 77 Compiler Characteristics): Document
new AC_F77_FUNC_WRAPPER macro.

25 years ago* merged from the experimental branch.
Ben Elliston [Tue, 26 Oct 1999 03:54:59 +0000 (03:54 +0000)] 
* merged from the experimental branch.

1999-10-26  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* INSTALL: Regenerate.

1999-09-22  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>

* install.texi: Give more details on envvar handling.

25 years ago* merged from the experimental branch.
Ben Elliston [Tue, 26 Oct 1999 03:44:27 +0000 (03:44 +0000)] 
* merged from the experimental branch.

1999-09-23  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>

* NEWS: Document AC_ARG_VAR.

1999-09-21  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>

* NEWS: Updated.

1999-06-02  Matthew D. Langston  <langston@SLAC.Stanford.EDU>

* NEWS: Begin documenting "Major changes" for release 2.14.

25 years ago* merged from the experimental branch.
Ben Elliston [Tue, 26 Oct 1999 03:39:25 +0000 (03:39 +0000)] 
* merged from the experimental branch.

1999-09-25  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>

* TODO: Updated. Added a section for 2.15 and 3.

25 years ago1999-09-21 Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr>
Ben Elliston [Sun, 17 Oct 1999 11:38:55 +0000 (11:38 +0000)] 
1999-09-21  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>

* autoconf.sh (Checking for Bugs): Remove the indirection that
made the `sort -u' useless.

1999-09-21  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>

* autoconf.sh (Last sed cmd): Change also @PND@ to `#', since this
is also a symbol very hard to quote in m4.

1999-09-13  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>

* autoconf.sh: Substitute also /@BKL@/[/ /@BKR@/]/ /@DLR@/$/ so
that these characters are more easily accessible from m4 without
turning changequote juggling into a nightmare.

25 years ago1999-10-07 Alexandre Oliva <oliva@lsd.ic.unicamp.br>
Ben Elliston [Sun, 17 Oct 1999 06:29:24 +0000 (06:29 +0000)] 
1999-10-07  Alexandre Oliva  <oliva@lsd.ic.unicamp.br>

* Makefile.in (dist): Fixed for srcdir != objdir.

1999-09-21  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>

* Makefile.in (${srcdir}/configure): Use autoconf.sh to build
Autoconf's configure.  Before the building was performed running
m4 at hand, but much was not done (e.g., __oline__,
@BKL@... expansion)

1999-09-17  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>

* Makefile.in (DISTFILES): Add THANKS.

25 years ago1999-09-21 Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr>
Ben Elliston [Sun, 17 Oct 1999 05:48:19 +0000 (05:48 +0000)] 
1999-09-21  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>

* THANKS: Updated.

1999-09-21  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* THANKS: Update some mail addresses.

1999-09-17  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>

* THANKS: New file.

25 years ago1999-10-16 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com> pre-exp-merge-1999-10-17
Ben Elliston [Fri, 15 Oct 1999 23:09:11 +0000 (23:09 +0000)] 
1999-10-16  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* autoconf.texi (AC_PROG_CXX): Update documentation.

25 years ago1999-10-16 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Fri, 15 Oct 1999 23:06:31 +0000 (23:06 +0000)] 
1999-10-16  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* acspecific.m4 (AC_PROG_CXX): gcc is not a C++ compiler.

25 years ago1999-10-13 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Wed, 13 Oct 1999 11:08:26 +0000 (11:08 +0000)] 
1999-10-13  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* acconfig.h: Reintroduce missing definitions due to testsuite
regressions.

25 years ago1999-10-13 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Wed, 13 Oct 1999 10:32:39 +0000 (10:32 +0000)] 
1999-10-13  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* autoconf.texi (Configuration Headers): Document the potential
trouble caused by autoheader and boilerplate files. Fix for
PR autoconf/45.

25 years agoFor future consistency, prepend "PR" to all PR identifiers.
Ben Elliston [Wed, 13 Oct 1999 06:03:47 +0000 (06:03 +0000)] 
For future consistency, prepend "PR" to all PR identifiers.

25 years ago1999-10-05 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Tue, 5 Oct 1999 13:25:13 +0000 (13:25 +0000)] 
1999-10-05  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* autoconf.texi (AC_PATH_XTRA): Correctly document the behaviour
when X is not available.

25 years ago1999-10-02 Akim Demaille <demaille@inf.enst.fr>
Ben Elliston [Tue, 5 Oct 1999 07:01:32 +0000 (07:01 +0000)] 
1999-10-02  Akim Demaille  <demaille@inf.enst.fr>

* acgeneral.m4: Instead of just undefining eval, format, include
and shift, rename them to m4_eval, etc.

25 years ago1999-10-02 Akim Demaille <demaille@inf.enst.fr>
Ben Elliston [Tue, 5 Oct 1999 04:55:15 +0000 (04:55 +0000)] 
1999-10-02  Akim Demaille  <demaille@inf.enst.fr>

* acgeneral.m4: Instead of just undefining eval, format, include
and shift, rename them to m4_eval, etc.

25 years ago1999-09-29 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com> trunk-pre-merge-trunk-into-experimental-1999-10-01
Ben Elliston [Wed, 29 Sep 1999 01:03:25 +0000 (01:03 +0000)] 
1999-09-29  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* acspecific.m4 (AC_FUNC_GETLOADAVG): Check for the kstat_open()
function in libkstat (on systems such as Solaris). This family of
functions is preferred since they don't require setgid permissions
to use them. Fix for autoconf/65.

25 years ago1999-09-27 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Sun, 26 Sep 1999 21:31:29 +0000 (21:31 +0000)] 
1999-09-27  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* autoscan.pl (scan_files): Emit an AC_PROG_CC invocation to
configure.scan if there are any C files present. Fix for
autoconf/19.

25 years ago1999-09-26 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Sat, 25 Sep 1999 23:59:00 +0000 (23:59 +0000)] 
1999-09-26  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* acgeneral.m4 (AC_OUTPUT_LINKS): Eliminate gratuitous spaces from
$ac_sources if this variable is otherwise empty. Fix for
autoconf/30.

25 years ago1999-09-25 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Sat, 25 Sep 1999 11:25:47 +0000 (11:25 +0000)] 
1999-09-25  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* autoconf.texi (AC_FUNC_SETVBUF): Do not mention which systems
might have their setvbuf() arguments reordered. It's difficult to
accurately determine and is not essential. Fix for autoconf/7.

25 years ago1999-09-25 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Sat, 25 Sep 1999 02:09:46 +0000 (02:09 +0000)] 
1999-09-25  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* acgeneral.m4 (AC_LINK_FILES): Emit an error if an incorrect
number of arguments are collected. Fix for autoconf/10.

25 years ago1999-09-24 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Fri, 24 Sep 1999 12:50:14 +0000 (12:50 +0000)] 
1999-09-24  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* acspecific.m4 (AC_HEADER_STDC): Define ISLOWER and ISUPPER
macros correctly on EBCDIC systems. Contributed by Kurt D.
Zeilenga <kurt@openldap.org>. Fix for autoconf/6.

25 years ago1999-09-24 Jim Blandy <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Fri, 24 Sep 1999 05:30:05 +0000 (05:30 +0000)] 
1999-09-24  Jim Blandy  <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>

* acspecific.m4 (AC_C_VOLATILE): New test.
* acconfig.h: Add new entry for `volatile'.
* autoconf.texi (C Compiler Characteristics): Document it.

25 years ago1999-09-24 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Fri, 24 Sep 1999 04:45:36 +0000 (04:45 +0000)] 
1999-09-24  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* autoreconf.sh: Do not run autoheader if AC_CONFIG_HEADER is
commented out in configure.in. Reported by Erez Zadok
<ezk@cs.columbia.edu> as a fix for autoconf/21.

25 years ago1999-09-24 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Fri, 24 Sep 1999 04:24:32 +0000 (04:24 +0000)] 
1999-09-24  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* install.texi: Replace `can not' with `cannot'.

25 years ago1999-09-22 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Wed, 22 Sep 1999 09:45:20 +0000 (09:45 +0000)] 
1999-09-22  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* config.guess: Clear the CCOPTS environment variable before
invoking the C compiler on HP-UX. This is necessary to guarantee
that the test program is compiled correctly. Reported by Dietmar
P. Schindler <schd@mra.man.de>.

25 years ago1999-09-22 Linas Vepstas <linas@linas.org>
Ben Elliston [Wed, 22 Sep 1999 09:25:12 +0000 (09:25 +0000)] 
1999-09-22  Linas Vepstas  <linas@linas.org>

* config.guess: Add OS/390 match pattern.
* config.sub: Add mvs, openedition targets.

25 years ago1999-09-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Tue, 21 Sep 1999 23:15:35 +0000 (23:15 +0000)] 
1999-09-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@cygnus.com>

* config.sub: Add fr30 target.

25 years ago1999-09-21 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Tue, 21 Sep 1999 05:54:34 +0000 (05:54 +0000)] 
1999-09-21  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* configure.in: Check if an appropriate version of GNU m4 is
installed at configure-time rather than at runtime. From Pavel
Roskin <pavel_roskin@geocities.com>. Fix for autoconf/2.

25 years ago1999-09-20 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Mon, 20 Sep 1999 12:39:46 +0000 (12:39 +0000)] 
1999-09-20  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* autoheader.sh: Bourne shell compatibility fix. From Pavel Roskin
<pavel_roskin@geocities.com>.

25 years ago1999-09-17 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Fri, 17 Sep 1999 00:13:24 +0000 (00:13 +0000)] 
1999-09-17  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* config.guess: Detect QNX version 4.
* config.sub: Handle `qnx' and `i386-qnx' aliases.

25 years ago1999-09-17 Erez Zadok <ezk@cs.columbia.edu>
Ben Elliston [Thu, 16 Sep 1999 23:22:16 +0000 (23:22 +0000)] 
1999-09-17  Erez Zadok  <ezk@cs.columbia.edu>

* config.guess: Eliminate the trailing dot if ${UNAME_RELEASE} is
1.4-<SOMETHING>. Fix for autoconf/22.

25 years ago1999-09-15 Alexandre Oliva <oliva@lsd.ic.unicamp.br>
Ben Elliston [Wed, 15 Sep 1999 04:23:15 +0000 (04:23 +0000)] 
1999-09-15  Alexandre Oliva  <oliva@lsd.ic.unicamp.br>

Fix for autoconf/28.
* acgeneral.m4 (AC_OUTPUT_MAKE_DEFS): Don't assume LF is \012, use
`echo` followed by a non-blank, within quotes.
* autoheader.sh (syms): Likewise.
* configure: Rebuilt.

25 years ago1999-09-07 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Tue, 7 Sep 1999 13:27:55 +0000 (13:27 +0000)] 
1999-09-07  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* autoreconf.sh: Recognise -v as a synonym for --verbose.

1999-09-07  Gary V. Vaughan  <gvaughan@oranda.demon.co.uk>

* Makefile.in (INSTALL, standards.info, autoconf.info):  MiKTeX
for Windows treats all options after the first filename as
additional filenames, so real options must appear before the first
filename.

1999-09-07  Steven G. Johnson  <stevenj@alum.mit.edu>

* autoconf.texi (LDFLAGS, LIBS): Document that -L linker flags
should be kept in LDFLAGS and not LIBS.

1999-09-07  Jim Meyering  <meyering@ascend.com>

* acgeneral.m4 (AC_SEARCH_LIBS): Use $ac_lib as the index, not $i.

25 years ago1999-09-07 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Tue, 7 Sep 1999 13:21:40 +0000 (13:21 +0000)] 
1999-09-07  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* autoreconf.sh: Recognise -v as a synonym for --verbose.

25 years ago1999-09-07 Jim Meyering <meyering@ascend.com>
Ben Elliston [Tue, 7 Sep 1999 12:52:42 +0000 (12:52 +0000)] 
1999-09-07  Jim Meyering  <meyering@ascend.com>

* acgeneral.m4 (AC_SEARCH_LIBS): Use $ac_lib as the index, not $i.

25 years ago1999-09-07 Gary V. Vaughan <gvaughan@oranda.demon.co.uk>
Ben Elliston [Tue, 7 Sep 1999 09:25:22 +0000 (09:25 +0000)] 
1999-09-07  Gary V. Vaughan  <gvaughan@oranda.demon.co.uk>

* Makefile.in (INSTALL, standards.info, autoconf.info):  MiKTeX
for Windows treats all options after the first filename as
additional filenames, so real options must appear before the first
filename.

25 years ago1999-09-07 Steven G. Johnson <stevenj@alum.mit.edu>
Ben Elliston [Tue, 7 Sep 1999 09:06:10 +0000 (09:06 +0000)] 
1999-09-07  Steven G. Johnson  <stevenj@alum.mit.edu>

* autoconf.texi (LDFLAGS, LIBS): Document that -L linker flags
should be kept in LDFLAGS and not LIBS.

25 years ago1999-09-06 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Mon, 6 Sep 1999 02:08:58 +0000 (02:08 +0000)] 
1999-09-06  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* acspecific.m4 (AC_FUNC_ALLOCA): Rename cache variable to avoid
name clashes with AC_CHECK_HEADER(alloca.h).

25 years ago1999-09-05 Steve Chamberlain <sac@pobox.com>
Ben Elliston [Sat, 4 Sep 1999 16:58:54 +0000 (16:58 +0000)] 
1999-09-05  Steve Chamberlain  <sac@pobox.com>

* config.sub: Add support for configuring for picoJava (pj).

25 years ago1999-09-05 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Sat, 4 Sep 1999 15:02:12 +0000 (15:02 +0000)] 
1999-09-05  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* acgeneral.m4 (CONFIG_AUX_DIRS): Try running `shtool install'.
Contributed by Ralf S. Engelschall <rse@engelschall.com>.

1999-09-04  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* config.guess: Use POSIX compliant shell code on DG/UX.
Suggested by Stephen Gildea <gildea@alum.mit.edu>.

25 years ago1999-09-05 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Sat, 4 Sep 1999 15:01:04 +0000 (15:01 +0000)] 
1999-09-05  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* acgeneral.m4 (CONFIG_AUX_DIRS): Try running `shtool install'.
Contributed by Ralf S. Engelschall <rse@engelschall.com>.

25 years ago1999-09-04 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Sat, 4 Sep 1999 13:11:48 +0000 (13:11 +0000)] 
1999-09-04  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* config.guess: Use POSIX compliant shell code on DG/UX.
Suggested by Stephen Gildea <gildea@alum.mit.edu>.

25 years ago1999-09-04 Pavel Roskin <pavel_roskin@geocities.com>
Ben Elliston [Sat, 4 Sep 1999 12:21:52 +0000 (12:21 +0000)] 
1999-09-04  Pavel Roskin  <pavel_roskin@geocities.com>

* acgeneral.m4 (AC_OUTPUT_FILES): Output comment to not only
`Makefile', but also `makefile'.

1999-09-04  Jim Blandy  <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>

* Makefile.in (install): Don't freak if the M4FROZEN files were
never generated.  m4 1.1 is supported, but doesn't freeze files.

1999-09-04  Scott Bambrough  <scottb@netwinder.org>

* config.guess: Autodetect ArmLinux using 2.9.1.xx linker
emulation names and using the emulation names from the linker from
the binutils CVS tree.

* config.sub: Change manufacturer name for the NetWinder alias
from Corel to Rebel.

25 years ago1999-09-04 Pavel Roskin <pavel_roskin@geocities.com>
Ben Elliston [Sat, 4 Sep 1999 12:20:02 +0000 (12:20 +0000)] 
1999-09-04  Pavel Roskin  <pavel_roskin@geocities.com>

* acgeneral.m4 (AC_OUTPUT_FILES): Output comment to not only
`Makefile', but also `makefile'.

25 years ago1999-09-04 Scott Bambrough <scottb@netwinder.org>
Ben Elliston [Sat, 4 Sep 1999 12:12:32 +0000 (12:12 +0000)] 
1999-09-04  Scott Bambrough  <scottb@netwinder.org>

* config.guess: Autodetect ArmLinux using 2.9.1.xx linker
emulation names and using the emulation names from the linker from
the binutils CVS tree.

* config.sub: Change manufacturer name for the NetWinder alias
from Corel to Rebel.

25 years ago1999-09-04 Jim Blandy <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Sat, 4 Sep 1999 12:09:31 +0000 (12:09 +0000)] 
1999-09-04  Jim Blandy  <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>

* Makefile.in (install): Don't freak if the M4FROZEN files were
never generated.  m4 1.1 is supported, but doesn't freeze files.

25 years ago1999-09-04 Jeremy Elson <jelson@circlemud.org>
Ben Elliston [Sat, 4 Sep 1999 07:29:13 +0000 (07:29 +0000)] 
1999-09-04  Jeremy Elson  <jelson@circlemud.org>

* autoheader.m4 (AC_CHECK_HEADER): Define.

1999-08-18  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* config.guess: Remove "/MP" from the release string on
multiprocessor x86 machines running SVR4.0. Suggested by Tom
Purcell <Tom.Purcell@wang.com>.

1999-08-16  Kaveh R. Ghazi  <ghazi@caip.rutgers.edu>

* acgeneral.m4 (AC_CHECK_TYPE): Add optional third argument
INCLUDES, which specifies the headers in which to search for the
type in question. Also, pass a "description" argument to
AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED.
* acconfig.h (mode_t, off_t, pid_t, size_t): Remove definitions.
* autoconf.texi (AC_CHECK_TYPE): Document optional third argument.

25 years ago1999-08-16 Kaveh R. Ghazi <ghazi@caip.rutgers.edu>
Ben Elliston [Sat, 4 Sep 1999 07:26:22 +0000 (07:26 +0000)] 
1999-08-16  Kaveh R. Ghazi  <ghazi@caip.rutgers.edu>

* acgeneral.m4 (AC_CHECK_TYPE): Add optional third argument
INCLUDES, which specifies the headers in which to search for the
type in question. Also, pass a "description" argument to
AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED.
* acconfig.h (mode_t, off_t, pid_t, size_t): Remove definitions.
* autoconf.texi (AC_CHECK_TYPE): Document optional third argument.

25 years ago1999-08-18 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Sat, 4 Sep 1999 07:11:29 +0000 (07:11 +0000)] 
1999-08-18  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* config.guess: Remove "/MP" from the release string on
multiprocessor x86 machines running SVR4.0. Suggested by Tom
Purcell <Tom.Purcell@wang.com>.

25 years ago1999-09-04 Jeremy Elson <jelson@circlemud.org>
Ben Elliston [Sat, 4 Sep 1999 07:05:34 +0000 (07:05 +0000)] 
1999-09-04  Jeremy Elson  <jelson@circlemud.org>

* autoheader.m4 (AC_CHECK_HEADER): Define.

25 years ago1999-08-28 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Fri, 27 Aug 1999 23:49:03 +0000 (23:49 +0000)] 
1999-08-28  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* config.guess: Once and for all, emit the correct string for
Unixware 7! Contributed by Mike Hopkirk <hops@sco.com>.

25 years ago1999-08-28 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Fri, 27 Aug 1999 14:54:40 +0000 (14:54 +0000)] 
1999-08-28  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* acspecific.m4 (AC_C_INLINE): Qualify the return type of the
dummy inlined function to satisfy newer C++ compilers. Fix for
autoconf/49.

25 years ago1999-08-26 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Wed, 25 Aug 1999 14:31:53 +0000 (14:31 +0000)] 
1999-08-26  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* autoconf.texi (Changed Results): Correct an error in one of the
examples. Fix for autoconf/38.

25 years ago1999-08-25 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Wed, 25 Aug 1999 14:17:58 +0000 (14:17 +0000)] 
1999-08-25  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* autoconf.texi (Cache Variable Names): Be more explicit about the
requirements for cache variable names. Fix for autoconf/53.

25 years ago1999-08-25 Alexandre Oliva <oliva@dcc.unicamp.br>
Ben Elliston [Wed, 25 Aug 1999 13:44:46 +0000 (13:44 +0000)] 
1999-08-25  Alexandre Oliva  <oliva@dcc.unicamp.br>

* autoreconf.sh: Run aclocal with the -I option only if
aclocal_dir != `.'.  Fix for autoconf/44.

26 years ago1999-08-05 Jeffrey A Law <law@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Thu, 5 Aug 1999 12:38:50 +0000 (12:38 +0000)] 
1999-08-05  Jeffrey A Law  <law@cygnus.com>

* config.sub (-wrs case): Use os=-vxworks, not os=vxworks.

26 years ago1999-08-05 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Thu, 5 Aug 1999 12:05:50 +0000 (12:05 +0000)] 
1999-08-05  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* config.guess: Update patch submission address.

26 years ago1999-08-05 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Thu, 5 Aug 1999 04:05:35 +0000 (04:05 +0000)] 
1999-08-05  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* config.sub: Accept version number appended to OS name for MiNT.
Contributed by Guido Flohr <gufl0000@stud.uni-sb.de>.

26 years ago1999-08-04 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Thu, 5 Aug 1999 03:45:04 +0000 (03:45 +0000)] 
1999-08-04  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>

* Makefile.in (INSTALL_SCRIPT): Substitute.
(install): Install scripts with $(INSTALL_SCRIPT).

26 years ago1999-07-11 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Sun, 11 Jul 1999 10:58:27 +0000 (10:58 +0000)] 
1999-07-11  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>
* config.guess: Cray T3E has an Alpha CPU.

26 years ago1999-07-04 Mark Elbrecht <snowball3@bigfoot.com>
Ben Elliston [Sat, 3 Jul 1999 17:54:27 +0000 (17:54 +0000)] 
1999-07-04  Mark Elbrecht  <snowball3@bigfoot.com>
* acspecific.m4 (AC_PROG_CXX): Look for gpp after g++. gpp is the
DJGPP C++ compiler, since `g++' is not a valid DOS filename.

26 years ago1999-06-12 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Sat, 12 Jun 1999 00:36:54 +0000 (00:36 +0000)] 
1999-06-12  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>
* config.guess: Detect Linux on ia64.
* config.sub: Handle ia64.

26 years ago1999-06-12 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Sat, 12 Jun 1999 00:15:13 +0000 (00:15 +0000)] 
1999-06-12  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>
* config.guess: Handle `elf32ppclinux' from ld. Contributed by
Cort Dougan <cort@cs.nmt.edu>.

26 years ago1999-06-04 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Sat, 5 Jun 1999 23:26:15 +0000 (23:26 +0000)] 
1999-06-04  Nick Clifton  <nickc@cygnus.com>
* config.sub: Add mcore target.

26 years ago1999-06-03 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Wed, 2 Jun 1999 14:25:59 +0000 (14:25 +0000)] 
1999-06-03  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>
* acgeneral.m4 (AC_ACVERSION): Correct version number.
* autoconf.texi (EDITION): Likewise.
(VERSION): Likewise.

26 years agoTranslate the ":" character to a "_", which allows checking for member
Matthew D. Langston [Thu, 27 May 1999 08:21:27 +0000 (08:21 +0000)] 
Translate the ":" character to a "_", which allows checking for member
functions in C++ libraries.

26 years ago1995-05-25 H.J. Lu <hjl@gnu.org> experimental-branchpoint
Ben Elliston [Tue, 25 May 1999 13:02:37 +0000 (13:02 +0000)] 
1995-05-25  H.J. Lu  <hjl@gnu.org>
* config.guess (dummy): Changed to $dummy.

26 years ago1999-05-22 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Sat, 22 May 1999 05:30:31 +0000 (05:30 +0000)] 
1999-05-22  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>
* config.guess: Handle NEC UX/4800. Contributed by Jiro Takabatake
<jiro@din.or.jp>.

26 years agoCorrect a typo.
Ben Elliston [Mon, 17 May 1999 23:03:08 +0000 (23:03 +0000)] 
Correct a typo.

26 years agoCorrect a thinko.
Ben Elliston [Mon, 17 May 1999 04:23:12 +0000 (04:23 +0000)] 
Correct a thinko.

26 years ago1999-05-17 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Mon, 17 May 1999 04:11:51 +0000 (04:11 +0000)] 
1999-05-17  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>
Merge with the EGCS source tree.
* config.sub: Numerous additions. Some cleanup.

26 years ago1999-05-17 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Sun, 16 May 1999 22:00:08 +0000 (22:00 +0000)] 
1999-05-17  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>
Merge with the EGCS source tree.
* config.guess: Add detection for Interix and UWIN on Windows NT,
OpenBSD on PA-RISC and UnixWare version 7.x.
Improve usage of `tr' where sets are concerned.
Detect all HP 9000 machines.
Determine machine types more completely on older UnixWare systems.
Determine C library version on GNU/Linux for the PowerPC.

26 years agoAdd copyright for 1999.
Ben Elliston [Fri, 30 Apr 1999 05:09:53 +0000 (05:09 +0000)] 
Add copyright for 1999.

26 years ago1999-04-29 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Thu, 29 Apr 1999 05:58:38 +0000 (05:58 +0000)] 
1999-04-29  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>
* config.sub: Handle `t3e' alias for Cray T3E. Contributed by
James A. Lupo <lupoja@feynman.ml.wpafb.af.mil>.

26 years ago1999-04-17 Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com>
Tom Tromey [Thu, 22 Apr 1999 21:38:24 +0000 (21:38 +0000)] 
1999-04-17  Paul Eggert  <eggert@twinsun.com>
* autoconf.texi, acspecific.m4 (AC_FUNC_MKTIME): New macro.
taken from automake's AM_FUNC_MKTIME.
* acfunctions: mktime now belongs to AC_FUNC_MKTIME.

26 years agoAdd support for Fortran 77.
Matthew D. Langston [Mon, 19 Apr 1999 17:58:21 +0000 (17:58 +0000)] 
Add support for Fortran 77.

26 years agoSome more, some less.
Ben Elliston [Sun, 11 Apr 1999 05:15:59 +0000 (05:15 +0000)] 
Some more, some less.

26 years ago1999-04-11 Philipp Thomas <kthomas@gwdg.de>
Ben Elliston [Sun, 11 Apr 1999 04:34:22 +0000 (04:34 +0000)] 
1999-04-11  Philipp Thomas  <kthomas@gwdg.de>
* config.sub: Set basic_machine to i586 when target_alias = k6-*.

26 years ago1999-04-11 Pavel Roskin <pavel_roskin@geocities.com>
Ben Elliston [Sun, 11 Apr 1999 00:39:32 +0000 (00:39 +0000)] 
1999-04-11  Pavel Roskin  <pavel_roskin@geocities.com>
* autoheader.m4: Do not complain about using AC_TRY_RUN without a
cross-compilation action--only autoconf should do this.

26 years agoBack out Pavel Roskin's autoheader patch. It's broken.
Ben Elliston [Sat, 10 Apr 1999 21:50:49 +0000 (21:50 +0000)] 
Back out Pavel Roskin's autoheader patch. It's broken.

26 years ago1999-04-11 Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com>
Ben Elliston [Sat, 10 Apr 1999 21:31:12 +0000 (21:31 +0000)] 
1999-04-11  Paul Eggert  <eggert@twinsun.com>
* acgeneral.m4 (AC_CHECK_TYPE): Allow first argument to be a
shell variable.

26 years ago1999-02-10 Pavel Roskin <pavel_roskin@geocities.com>
Ben Elliston [Sat, 10 Apr 1999 21:10:58 +0000 (21:10 +0000)] 
1999-02-10  Pavel Roskin  <pavel_roskin@geocities.com>
* autoheader.m4: Do not complain about using AC_TRY_RUN without a
cross-compilation action--only autoconf should do this.

26 years ago1999-01-28 Gary V. Vaughan <gvaughan@oranda.demon.co.uk>
Ben Elliston [Sat, 10 Apr 1999 20:23:05 +0000 (20:23 +0000)] 
1999-01-28  Gary V. Vaughan  <gvaughan@oranda.demon.co.uk>
* acspecific.m4 (AC_PROG_INSTALL): set INSTALL_SCRIPT to
${INSTALL} so that automake doesn't propogate install time flags
for INSTALL_PROGRAM into INSTALL_SCRIPT.

26 years ago1999-04-11 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com>
Ben Elliston [Sat, 10 Apr 1999 19:54:57 +0000 (19:54 +0000)] 
1999-04-11  Ben Elliston  <bje@cygnus.com>
* acgeneral.m4 (AC_C_STRUCT_MEMBER): New macro.
* acspecific.m4 (AC_STRUCT_TIMEZONE): Rewrite in terms of
AC_C_STRUCT_MEMBER.
(AC_STRUCT_ST_BLOCKS): Likewise.
(AC_STRUCT_ST_BLKSIZE): Likewise.
(AC_STRUCT_ST_RDEV): Likewise.
* autoconf.texi (Structures): Update. Add menu for subnodes.
(Particular Structures): New node.
(Generic Structures): New node.
(AC_C_STRUCT_MEMBER): Document.