Paul Eggert [Tue, 4 Jan 2005 23:50:00 +0000 (23:50 +0000)]
* lib/autoconf/programs.m4 (AC_PROG_MAKE_SET): If the Make program does
not seem to work, assume it does set $(MAKE).
* doc/autoconf.texi (AC_PROG_MAKE_SET): Update.
Paul Eggert [Mon, 3 Jan 2005 07:35:21 +0000 (07:35 +0000)]
Patch from Roger Leigh (with some minor changes) as follows:
* NEWS: New macros AC_PROG_CC_C89, AC_PROG_CC_C99.
Resurrect AC_PROG_CC_STDC.
* doc/autoconf.texi (C Compiler): Add AC_PROG_CC_STDC,
AC_PROG_CC_C89, AC_PROG_CC_C99.
(Obsolete Macros): Remove AC_PROG_CC_STDC; it's no longer obsolete.
* lib/autoconf/c.m4 (_AC_PROG_CC_C89, _AC_PROG_CC_C99, AC_PROG_CC_C89,
AC_PROG_CC_C99): New macros.
(AC_PROG_CC_STDC): Use them.
(_AC_PROG_CC_STDC): Remove.
(AC_C_PROTOTYPES): Use ac_cv_prog_cc_c89, not ac_cv_prog_cc_stdc.
* THANKS: Add Roger Leigh.
Paul Eggert [Sun, 2 Jan 2005 17:15:40 +0000 (17:15 +0000)]
* bin/autoreconf.in (autoreconf_current_directory): AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
signals that the package uses Automake; a `Makefile.am' is typical but
not essential. Reported by Magnus Therning.
* tests/torture.at (autoreconf.): New banner.
(autoreconf and non-AC configure): Rename to `Non-Autoconf
AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS'.
(autoreconf an empty directory): Rename to `Empty directory'.
(Unusual Automake input files): New test.
Paul Eggert [Wed, 29 Dec 2004 06:54:44 +0000 (06:54 +0000)]
* BUGS (Minor Problems): Warn about makefile limitations.
* Makefile.am: Find and update `INSTALL' in $(srcdir).
* man/Makefile.am: Find and update manual pages in $(srcdir).
Paul Eggert [Wed, 22 Dec 2004 21:50:08 +0000 (21:50 +0000)]
(Limitations of Builtins) <case>: Mention
problems with SunOS ksh and backslash escaping, Bourne shells and
closing brackets (both within character classes). Bug reported
against Libtool by Alexander Kurz <alexander.kurz@qsc.de>.
<read>: New entry. Mention non-availability of -r.
Akim Demaille [Wed, 22 Dec 2004 13:29:09 +0000 (13:29 +0000)]
* lib/autotest/general.m4 (AT_LINE): Don't add srcdir here, to
avoid cluttering displayed messages. Rather, prepend srcdir where
AT_LINE is used for log files.
Stepan Kasal [Tue, 21 Dec 2004 14:24:01 +0000 (14:24 +0000)]
* lib/autoconf/status.m4: Quote ``$tmp'' in many places.
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (AS_TMPDIR): Fix the comment, as traps are
no longer part of the macro, quote the occurrence of ``$tmp''.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Forbidden Patterns): Typo.
Akim Demaille [Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:25:08 +0000 (12:25 +0000)]
Enable Emacs navigation within testsuite.log files.
* lib/autotest/general.m4 (AT_CLEANUP): Add an hint for Emacs to
use the compilation mode.
(AT_LINE): Point to the srcdir.
Stepan Kasal [Fri, 17 Dec 2004 14:32:51 +0000 (14:32 +0000)]
Add a specialized check for resolv.h. Thanks to Gerrit P. Haase,
Reini Urban and Paul Eggert for reporting the dependencies.
* lib/autoconf/headers.m4 (AC_HEADER_RESOLV): New macro.
* doc/autoconf.texi (AC_HEADER_RESOLV): Document it.
(AC_HEADER_STAT): @cvindex{STAT_MACROS_BROKEN}, not @acindex.
Paul Eggert [Tue, 14 Dec 2004 01:04:25 +0000 (01:04 +0000)]
* lib/autotest/general.m4 (_AT_CHECK) [--trace]: Do not enable shell
tracing on commands with possibly-escaped newlines.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Writing testsuite.at): Delete documentation of the
discontinued behavior and its implications.
* tests/autotest.at (BS-newline in command, ^BS-newline in command)
(BSx641-newline in command, BS-BS-newline in command)
(BSx640-newline in command, Newline-CODE-BS-newline in command)
(Single-quote-BS-newline in command)
(Single-quote-newline-BS-newline in command): New tests.
Paul Eggert [Mon, 13 Dec 2004 18:22:55 +0000 (18:22 +0000)]
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (AS_EXECUTABLE_P): Use test -f && test -x
on platforms where it works.
(_AS_TEST_PREPARE): Test for ``test -x''.
(_AS_BROKEN_TEST_PREPARE): Nuke.
Paul Eggert [Mon, 13 Dec 2004 17:58:03 +0000 (17:58 +0000)]
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (AS_TMPDIR): Move the trap commands ...
* lib/autoconf/status.m4 (_AC_OUTPUT_CONFIG_STATUS): ... here;
give only 4-letter prefix to AS_TMPDIR, comment fixed.
* lib/autoconf/programs.m4 (_AC_PATH_PROG_FEATURE_CHECK): Don't
create the temporary directory.
(_AC_FEATURE_CHECK_LENGTH): Work in current directory.
Paul Eggert [Fri, 10 Dec 2004 23:57:19 +0000 (23:57 +0000)]
(autoconf.1, autoheader.1, autom4te.1, autoreconf.1,
autoscan.1, autoupdate.1, ifnames.1, config.guess.1, config.sub.1):
Don't depend on .x file explicitly, since "make" does that for us.
Suggested by Stepan Kasal.
Paul Eggert [Fri, 10 Dec 2004 23:56:45 +0000 (23:56 +0000)]
(MOSTLYCLEANFILES): Renamed from CLEANFILES.
Add *.tmp.
(autoconf, autoheader, autom4te, autoreconf, autoscan, autoupdate,
ifnames): Factor common code. And they said it couldn't be done!
* man/Makefile.am (autoconf.1): Regenerate when `autoconf.as' changes.
* lib/autotest/general.m4 [--trace] (AT_INIT): Do not `set -v'.
* tests/autotest.at: New file.
* tests/suite.at: Include it.
* tests/Makefile.am: Distribute it.
* lib/autotest/general.m4 [--trace] (_AT_CHECK): Do not enable
shell tracing on a command that could contain multiple lines.
* doc/autoconf.text: Document that fact and its implications.
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (AS_ESCAPE_FOR_EXPAND): New macro.
* tests/autotest.at (Multiline backquote command substitution,
Multiline parameter expansion, Literal multiline command,
Multiline parenthetical command substitution): Remove XFAIL.
Paul Eggert [Thu, 9 Dec 2004 21:14:45 +0000 (21:14 +0000)]
* configure.ac (test suite): Cease to generate wrapper scripts.
* configure: Regenerate.
* lib/freeze.mk (MY_AUTOM4TE): Wrap the uninstalled autom4te directly.
(m4f_dependencies): Adjust accordingly.
* tests/Makefile.am (Wrappers): Generate wrapper scripts.
(wrapper.in): Generate it in the build directory.
(MAINTAINERCLEANFILES): Delete wrapper.in.
(CLEANFILES): Add wrapper.in.
* tests/wrapper.as: Move AS_INIT to very top, preserving copyright in
the output. Replace each $as_me with a @wrap_program@.
* tests/wrapper.in: Delete it; we always build it.
* bin/Makefile.am (autoconf.in): Generate it in the build directory.
(EXTRA_DIST): Remove autoconf.in.
(CLEANFILES): Add autoconf.in.
(autoconf): Find autoconf.in in the build directory.
* bin/autoconf.in: Delete it; we always build it.
Paul Eggert [Thu, 9 Dec 2004 21:01:37 +0000 (21:01 +0000)]
* lib/autotest/general.m4 (AT_INIT): Replace a `tr' with a `sed'. Join
PATH members so as to not prepend an empty element. Move a comment.
* Makefile.am (SUBDIRS): Build in `tests' last.
* tests/Makefile.am (installcheck-local): Add check-local dependencies.
Paul Eggert [Wed, 8 Dec 2004 20:34:37 +0000 (20:34 +0000)]
Don't use "set - x`$ls_command /`", as zsh mishandles
the spaces inside $ls_command. Problem reported by Loulou Pouchet in
<http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autoconf/2004-12/msg00074.html>.
Don't use "set - x"; plain "set x" is enough, and simplifies debugging.
Paul Eggert [Sun, 5 Dec 2004 19:55:23 +0000 (19:55 +0000)]
(AC_DEFINE, AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED): Factor
out the common code to ...
(_AC_DEFINE_Q): ... a new macro; simplify the condition about the
value of the #define--default to 1, iff the macro was called
with exactly one parameter.
Paul Eggert [Thu, 2 Dec 2004 21:50:46 +0000 (21:50 +0000)]
(AC_FUNC_MEMCMP): Use
"char c = '\200';" rather than "char c = 0x80;" as the
latter doesn't conform to the strict C standard due to
overflow on signed char hosts.
Paul Eggert [Mon, 29 Nov 2004 04:29:08 +0000 (04:29 +0000)]
Fix documentation problems reported by Russ Boylan in
<http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-autoconf/2004-11/msg00056.html>,
along with some nearby cruft.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Libtool): Libtool can be used without
Automake (not without Autoconf).
(Introduction): Mention lists.gnu.org.
* BUGS: Don't mention bugs.gnu.org.
Remove mention of ancient libtool compatibility problem.
* NEWS: Mention that bugs.gnu.org is kaput.
* README: Likewise. Mention where mailing list archives can be found.