From 89c7592ac38d57ac5849f38558ebda5c4e556a4b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stefano Lattarini Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:08:12 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] [ng] maint: use name "Automake-NG" in more places, bump version It's time to start renaming this project for good, if we want to avoid nasty confusions with mainstream Automake. But renaming also the 'automake' script to 'automake-ng' could cause gratuitous incompatibilities and unexpected errors, so we prefer to instead bump the version from '1.11a' to '2.0a'. The renaming "Automake" -> "Automake-NG" is mostly for README files and some comments. Doing that for the documentation would be trickier, and might cause extra spurious conflicts when we merge 'master' into 'ng/master', so we leave that move for a later time. * AUTHORS, README, contrib/README, tests/README, doc/amhello/README: Update comments, and, where necessary, the mailing list and bug reporting address. * doc/Makefile.am, GNUmakefile, syntax-checks.mk, m4/init.m4, m4/strip.m4, m4/substnot.m4: Update a few comments. * configure.ac (AC_INIT): Update package name and bug reporting address. Reset Package version to "2.0a". (AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE): Remove minimal required version; we expect to be bootstrapped anyway. Minor updates to comments and messages. * lib/ar-lib: Update the "this file is maintained in Automake" line to read "Automake-NG" instead. Also, update the address where to send patches to (to ), but, at least for the moment, *not* the bug reporting address. * lib/compile: Likewise. * lib/elisp-comp: Likewise. * lib/mdate-sh: Likewise. * lib/mkinstalldirs: Likewise. * lib/py-compile: Likewise. * lib/tap-driver.pl: Likewise. * lib/tap-driver.sh: Likewise. * lib/test-driver: Likewise. --- AUTHORS | 2 +- GNUmakefile | 2 +- README | 50 ++++++++++++++++------------------------ configure.ac | 16 ++++++------- contrib/README | 14 ++++++------ doc/Makefile.am | 2 -- doc/amhello/README | 3 +-- lib/ar-lib | 4 ++-- lib/compile | 4 ++-- lib/elisp-comp | 4 ++-- lib/mdate-sh | 4 ++-- lib/mkinstalldirs | 4 ++-- lib/py-compile | 4 ++-- lib/tap-driver.pl | 4 ++-- lib/tap-driver.sh | 4 ++-- lib/test-driver | 4 ++-- lib/ylwrap | 4 ++-- m4/amversion.m4 | 6 ++--- m4/init.m4 | 6 ++--- m4/strip.m4 | 2 +- m4/substnot.m4 | 4 ++-- syntax-checks.mk | 4 ++-- tests/README | 57 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------- 23 files changed, 98 insertions(+), 110 deletions(-) diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS index 2690ca684..7b11c8fdd 100644 --- a/AUTHORS +++ b/AUTHORS @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -Authors of GNU Automake. +Authors of GNU Automake-NG. David Mackenzie First version of most ".am" files. diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile index 9d83dbaa3..2363ea837 100644 --- a/GNUmakefile +++ b/GNUmakefile @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# Maintainer makefile for Automake. Requires GNU make. +# Maintainer makefile for Automake-NG. # Copyright (C) 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc. # diff --git a/README b/README index 08ce966aa..d2c96141c 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,8 +1,10 @@ ============================ WARNING! ===================================== -== This is *not* Automake, but rather "Automake-NG": an experimental, == -== non-hostile fork of automake; Automake-NG mostly differs from stock == -== Automake for the fact that its generated makefiles will only target == -== GNU make rather than portable make. == +== == +== This is *not* mainstream Automake, but rather "Automake-NG": an == +== experimental, non-hostile fork of it. Automake-NG mostly differs == +== from mainstream Automake for the fact that its generated makefiles == +== only targetd GNU make rather than portable make. == +== == =========================================================================== Reference to the thread kicking off this project: @@ -92,18 +94,18 @@ in "it hasn't taken place on any list, neither public nor non-public"): =========================================================================== -This is Automake, a Makefile generator. It targets GNU make, and aims to -conform to the GNU Coding Standards for Makefile variables and targets. +This is Automake-NG, a Makefile generator. It targets GNU make, and aims +to conform to the GNU Coding Standards for Makefile variables and targets. See the INSTALL file for detailed information about how to configure -and install Automake. +and install Automake-NG. -Automake is a Perl script. The input files are called Makefile.am. +Automake-NG is a Perl script. The input files are called Makefile.am. The output files are called Makefile.in; they are intended for use -with Autoconf. Automake requires certain things to be done in your +with Autoconf. Automake-NG requires certain things to be done in your configure.ac. -Automake comes with extensive documentation; please refer to it for +Automake-NG comes with extensive documentation; please refer to it for more details about its purpose, features, and usage patterns. This package also includes the "aclocal" program, whose purpose is @@ -111,30 +113,16 @@ to generate an 'aclocal.m4' based on the contents of 'configure.ac'. It is useful as an extensible, maintainable mechanism for augmenting autoconf. It is intended that other package authors will write m4 macros which can be automatically used by aclocal. The documentation -for aclocal is currently found in the Automake manual. +for aclocal is currently found in the Automake-NG manual. -Automake has a test suite. Use "make check" to run it. For more +Automake-NG has a test suite. Use "make check" to run it. For more information, see the file tests/README. -Automake has a page on the web. See: - - http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/ - -Automake has also three mailing lists: - - * automake@gnu.org - For general discussions of Automake and its interactions with other - configuration/portability tools like Autoconf or Libtool. - - * bug-automake@gnu.org - Where to send bug reports and feature requests. - - * automake-patches@gnu.org - Where to send patches, and discuss the automake development process - and the design of new features. - -To obtain more information about these list, or to subscribe to them, -refer to +Automake-NG still doesn't have a page on the web. But it has one +mailing list, , that can be used for general +discussions and to send bug reports, feature requests, and patches. +To obtain more information about this list, or to subscribe to it, +refer to New releases are announced to autotools-announce@gnu.org. If you want to be informed, subscribe to that list by following the instructions at diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac index 1b8ebb423..7c11411d1 100644 --- a/configure.ac +++ b/configure.ac @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ # along with this program. If not, see . AC_PREREQ([2.68]) -AC_INIT([GNU Automake], [1.11a], [bug-automake@gnu.org]) +AC_INIT([GNU Automake-NG], [2.0a], [automake-ng@gnu.org]) AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([automake.in]) AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([lib]) @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ AC_SUBST([am_AUTOUPDATE], ["${AUTOUPDATE-autoupdate}"]) dnl We call AC_PROG_CC in an unusual way, and only for use in our dnl testsuite, so also use `no-dependencies' and `no-define' among dnl the automake options to avoid bloating and potential problems. -AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.10a dist-xz filename-length-max=99 color-tests +AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([dist-xz filename-length-max=99 color-tests parallel-tests silent-rules no-define no-dependencies]) # The API version is the base version. We must guarantee @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ $PERL -e 'require 5.006;' || { AC_MSG_ERROR( [perl 5.6 or better is required; perl 5.8.2 or better is recommended. If you have several perl versions -installed, select the one Automake should use using +installed, select the one Automake-NG should use using ./configure PERL=/path/to/perl]) } @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ AC_SUBST([sh_errexit_works], [$am_cv_sh_errexit_works]) dnl We don't want to abort our configuration script if no C compiler is dnl available, as such a compiler is only required to run part of the -dnl testsuite, not to build or install Automake. Ditto for C++, Fortran +dnl testsuite, not to build or install Automake-NG. Ditto for C++, Fortran dnl and Fortran 77 compilers. Unfortunately, autoconf does not offer an dnl easy way to obtain this behaviour, so we'll need a few hacks. @@ -350,8 +350,8 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([tests/automake-${APIVERSION}:tests/automake.in], AC_OUTPUT -# Inform the user if this version of automake is a beta release or -# a development snapshot. +# Inform the user if this version of Automake-ng is a beta release +# or a development snapshot. # According to HACKING, the version of a development snapshot should # end with an "odd" letter (a, c, ...), the version of a test release # should end wit an "even" letter (b, d, ...). @@ -366,11 +366,11 @@ am_release_type=`AS_ECHO(["$PACKAGE_VERSION"]) | LC_ALL=C awk [" test "$am_release_type" = stable || cat <. +Please report bugs, problems and feedback to . EOF AS_EXIT([0]) diff --git a/contrib/README b/contrib/README index a4d7eeb8d..0202fc77c 100644 --- a/contrib/README +++ b/contrib/README @@ -1,16 +1,16 @@ -This is the 'contrib' directory of the GNU Automake distribution. +This is the 'contrib' directory of the GNU Automake-NG distribution. -Here you'll find additions to the Automake base distribution, in form of -makefile fragments, m4 macros, scripts, documentation, et cetera. Such +Here you'll find additions to the Automake-NG base distribution, in form +of makefile fragments, m4 macros, scripts, documentation, et cetera. Such addition that might be useful for a significant percentage of its general audience, but (for one reason or another) are not deemed appropriate for -inclusion into the Automake core. +inclusion into the Automake-NG core. There are several reasons for which a feature can be kept in contrib: 1. The long-term usefulness of the feature is debatable and uncertain; - on-field and real-word testing are necessary to prove or disprove - its usefulness, before the feature can be committed into the Automake + on-field and real-word testing are necessary to prove or disprove its + usefulness, before the feature can be committed into the Automake-NG core (as doing so too early would later force us to continue the support for backward-compatibility, even if the features proves flawed or fails to attract widespread use). @@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ There are several reasons for which a feature can be kept in contrib: 3. The feature was an historical one, mostly obsoleted but still used "here and there" in the wild; so we want to to deprecate it and - remove it from the Automake core, but cannot remove it altogether, + remove it from the Automake-NG core, but cannot remove it altogether, for the sake of those still-existing usage. So it gets moved in contrib. diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am index 4b90fd4ec..24766db3c 100644 --- a/doc/Makefile.am +++ b/doc/Makefile.am @@ -1,7 +1,5 @@ ## Process this file with automake to create Makefile.in -## Makefile for Automake. - # Copyright (C) 2003-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc. # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify diff --git a/doc/amhello/README b/doc/amhello/README index d24723a81..4a3daf6a5 100644 --- a/doc/amhello/README +++ b/doc/amhello/README @@ -1,2 +1 @@ -This is a demonstration package for GNU Automake. -Type `info Automake' to read the Automake manual. +This is a demonstration package for GNU Automake-NG. diff --git a/lib/ar-lib b/lib/ar-lib index c698ac5dd..ee1aa5a31 100755 --- a/lib/ar-lib +++ b/lib/ar-lib @@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ scriptversion=2012-01-30.22; # UTC # configuration script generated by Autoconf, you may include it under # the same distribution terms that you use for the rest of that program. -# This file is maintained in Automake, please report +# This file is maintained in Automake-NG, please report # bugs to or send patches to -# . +# . # func_error message diff --git a/lib/compile b/lib/compile index e8a13ea62..affba170f 100755 --- a/lib/compile +++ b/lib/compile @@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ scriptversion=2012-01-04.17; # UTC # configuration script generated by Autoconf, you may include it under # the same distribution terms that you use for the rest of that program. -# This file is maintained in Automake, please report +# This file is maintained in Automake-NG, please report # bugs to or send patches to -# . +# . nl=' ' diff --git a/lib/elisp-comp b/lib/elisp-comp index 7766db46b..64aae5a76 100755 --- a/lib/elisp-comp +++ b/lib/elisp-comp @@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ scriptversion=2010-02-06.18; # UTC # configuration script generated by Autoconf, you may include it under # the same distribution terms that you use for the rest of that program. -# This file is maintained in Automake, please report +# This file is maintained in Automake-NG, please report # bugs to or send patches to -# . +# . case $1 in '') diff --git a/lib/mdate-sh b/lib/mdate-sh index 4614441d5..d35892bbb 100755 --- a/lib/mdate-sh +++ b/lib/mdate-sh @@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ scriptversion=2010-08-21.06; # UTC # configuration script generated by Autoconf, you may include it under # the same distribution terms that you use for the rest of that program. -# This file is maintained in Automake, please report +# This file is maintained in Automake-NG, please report # bugs to or send patches to -# . +# . if test -n "${ZSH_VERSION+set}" && (emulate sh) >/dev/null 2>&1; then emulate sh diff --git a/lib/mkinstalldirs b/lib/mkinstalldirs index 55d537f87..96a79651e 100755 --- a/lib/mkinstalldirs +++ b/lib/mkinstalldirs @@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ scriptversion=2009-04-28.21; # UTC # Created: 1993-05-16 # Public domain. # -# This file is maintained in Automake, please report +# This file is maintained in Automake-NG, please report # bugs to or send patches to -# . +# . nl=' ' diff --git a/lib/py-compile b/lib/py-compile index 699e28f90..87de337d3 100755 --- a/lib/py-compile +++ b/lib/py-compile @@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ scriptversion=2011-06-08.12; # UTC # configuration script generated by Autoconf, you may include it under # the same distribution terms that you use for the rest of that program. -# This file is maintained in Automake, please report +# This file is maintained in Automake-NG, please report # bugs to or send patches to -# . +# . if [ -z "$PYTHON" ]; then PYTHON=python diff --git a/lib/tap-driver.pl b/lib/tap-driver.pl index 7f420aff0..c15d2b5f8 100755 --- a/lib/tap-driver.pl +++ b/lib/tap-driver.pl @@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ # configuration script generated by Autoconf, you may include it under # the same distribution terms that you use for the rest of that program. -# This file is maintained in Automake, please report +# This file is maintained in Automake-NG, please report # bugs to or send patches to -# . +# . # ---------------------------------- # # Imports, static data, and setup. # diff --git a/lib/tap-driver.sh b/lib/tap-driver.sh index 259ca0dd7..bcc885607 100755 --- a/lib/tap-driver.sh +++ b/lib/tap-driver.sh @@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ # configuration script generated by Autoconf, you may include it under # the same distribution terms that you use for the rest of that program. -# This file is maintained in Automake, please report +# This file is maintained in Automake-NG, please report # bugs to or send patches to -# . +# . scriptversion=2011-12-27.17; # UTC diff --git a/lib/test-driver b/lib/test-driver index 2398a06ff..254401080 100755 --- a/lib/test-driver +++ b/lib/test-driver @@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ scriptversion=2011-08-17.14; # UTC # configuration script generated by Autoconf, you may include it under # the same distribution terms that you use for the rest of that program. -# This file is maintained in Automake, please report +# This file is maintained in Automake-NG, please report # bugs to or send patches to -# . +# . # Make unconditional expansion of undefined variables an error. This # helps a lot in preventing typo-related bugs. diff --git a/lib/ylwrap b/lib/ylwrap index 36543daa7..6465b8ee4 100755 --- a/lib/ylwrap +++ b/lib/ylwrap @@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ scriptversion=2011-08-25.18; # UTC # configuration script generated by Autoconf, you may include it under # the same distribution terms that you use for the rest of that program. -# This file is maintained in Automake, please report +# This file is maintained in Automake-NG, please report # bugs to or send patches to -# . +# . case "$1" in '') diff --git a/m4/amversion.m4 b/m4/amversion.m4 index f71d65ad0..c06ba4c4d 100644 --- a/m4/amversion.m4 +++ b/m4/amversion.m4 @@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ # generated from the m4 files accompanying Automake X.Y. # (This private macro should not be called outside this file.) AC_DEFUN([AM_AUTOMAKE_VERSION], -[am__api_version='1.11a' +[am__api_version='2.0a' dnl Some users find AM_AUTOMAKE_VERSION and mistake it for a way to dnl require some minimum version. Point them to the right macro. -m4_if([$1], [1.11a], [], +m4_if([$1], [2.0a], [], [AC_FATAL([Do not call $0, use AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([$1]).])])dnl ]) @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ m4_define([_AM_AUTOCONF_VERSION], []) # Call AM_AUTOMAKE_VERSION and AM_AUTOMAKE_VERSION so they can be traced. # This function is AC_REQUIREd by AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE. AC_DEFUN([AM_SET_CURRENT_AUTOMAKE_VERSION], -[AM_AUTOMAKE_VERSION([1.11a])dnl +[AM_AUTOMAKE_VERSION([2.0a])dnl m4_ifndef([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION], [m4_copy([m4_PACKAGE_VERSION], [AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION])])dnl _AM_AUTOCONF_VERSION(m4_defn([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION]))]) diff --git a/m4/init.m4 b/m4/init.m4 index ec15529e2..df564445e 100644 --- a/m4/init.m4 +++ b/m4/init.m4 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# Do all the work for Automake. -*- Autoconf -*- +# Do all the work for Automake-NG. -*- Autoconf -*- # Copyright (C) 1996-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc. # @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ # and VERSION should now be passed to AC_INIT and removed from # the call to AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE. # We support both call styles for the transition. After -# the next Automake release, Autoconf can make the AC_INIT +# the next Automake-NG release, Autoconf can make the AC_INIT # arguments mandatory, and then we can depend on a new Autoconf # release and drop the old call support. AC_DEFUN([AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE], @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ _AM_IF_OPTION([no-define],, [AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([PACKAGE], ["$PACKAGE"], [Name of package]) AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([VERSION], ["$VERSION"], [Version number of package])])dnl -# Some tools Automake needs. +# Some tools Automake-NG needs. AC_REQUIRE([AM_SANITY_CHECK])dnl AC_REQUIRE([AC_ARG_PROGRAM])dnl AM_MISSING_PROG([ACLOCAL], [aclocal-${am__api_version}]) diff --git a/m4/strip.m4 b/m4/strip.m4 index 7dfeb0099..0def192c0 100644 --- a/m4/strip.m4 +++ b/m4/strip.m4 @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([AM_PROG_INSTALL_STRIP], [AC_REQUIRE([AM_PROG_INSTALL_SH])dnl # Installed binaries are usually stripped using `strip' when the user # run `make install-strip'. However `strip' might not be the right -# tool to use in cross-compilation environments, therefore Automake +# tool to use in cross-compilation environments, therefore Automake-NG # will honor the `STRIP' environment variable to overrule this program. dnl Don't test for $cross_compiling = yes, because it might be `maybe'. if test "$cross_compiling" != no; then diff --git a/m4/substnot.m4 b/m4/substnot.m4 index 64d91ff3e..22a2612e3 100644 --- a/m4/substnot.m4 +++ b/m4/substnot.m4 @@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ # _AM_SUBST_NOTMAKE(VARIABLE) # --------------------------- -# Prevent Automake from outputting VARIABLE = @VARIABLE@ in Makefile.in. -# This macro is traced by Automake. +# Prevent Automake-NG from outputting VARIABLE = @VARIABLE@ in Makefile.in. +# This macro is traced by Automake-NG. AC_DEFUN([_AM_SUBST_NOTMAKE]) # AM_SUBST_NOTMAKE(VARIABLE) diff --git a/syntax-checks.mk b/syntax-checks.mk index e3e07096d..113cc8459 100644 --- a/syntax-checks.mk +++ b/syntax-checks.mk @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# Maintainer checks for Automake. Requires GNU make. +# Maintainer checks for Automake-NG. # Copyright (C) 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc. # @@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ sc_perl_local_no_parens: exit 1; \ fi -## Allow only few variables to be localized in Automake. +## Allow only few variables to be localized in automake. sc_perl_local: @if egrep -v '^[ \t]*local \$$[_~]( *=|;)' $(srcdir)/automake.in | \ grep '^[ \t]*local [^*]'; then \ diff --git a/tests/README b/tests/README index 02b14e31c..08d06cfdf 100644 --- a/tests/README +++ b/tests/README @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - The Automake test suite + The Automake-NG test suite User interface @@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ Running the tests make -k check TESTS="foo.test bar.test" To run the tests in cross-compilation mode, you should first configure - the automake source tree to a cross-compilation setup. For example, to - run with a Linux-to-MinGW cross compiler, you will need something like - this: + the Automake-NG source tree to a cross-compilation setup. For example, + to run with a Linux-to-MinGW cross compiler, you will need something + like this: ./configure --host i586-mingw32msvc --build i686-pc-linux-gnu @@ -77,11 +77,12 @@ Getting details from failures About the tests --------------- - There are two kinds of tests in the Automake testsuite (both implemented - as shell scripts). The scripts with the `.test' suffix are "simple" - tests, their outcome completely determined by their exit status. Those - with the `.tap' suffix use the TAP protocol. If you want to run a test - by hand, you can do so directly if it is a simple test: + There are two kinds of tests in the Automake-NG testsuite (both + implemented as shell scripts). The scripts with the `.test' suffix + are "simple" tests, their outcome completely determined by their exit + status. Those with the `.tap' suffix use the TAP protocol. If you + want to run a test by hand, you can do so directly if it is a simple + test: ./nogzip.test @@ -136,8 +137,8 @@ Reporting failures ------------------ Send verbose output, i.e., the contents of test-suite.log, of failing - tests to , along with the usual version numbers - (which Automake, which Autoconf, which operating system, which make + tests to , along with the usual version numbers + (which Automake-NG, which Autoconf, which operating system, which make version, which shell, etc.) @@ -181,13 +182,13 @@ Do set-up of a test scenario, you can use the `framework_fail_' function instead. - For tests that use the `parallel-tests' Automake option, set the shell - variable `am_parallel_tests' to "yes" before including ./defs. For tests - that are *not* meant to work with the `parallel-tests' Automake option - (these should be very very few), set the shell variable `am_parallel_tests' - to "no" before including ./defs. + For tests that use the `parallel-tests' Automake-NG option, set the + shell variable `am_parallel_tests' to "yes" before including ./defs. + For tests that are *not* meant to work with the `parallel-tests' + Automake-NG option (these should be very very few), set the shell + variable `am_parallel_tests' to "no" before including ./defs. - Some tests in the Automake testsuite are auto-generated; those tests + Some tests in the Automake-NG testsuite are auto-generated; those tests might have custom extensions, but their basename (that is, with such extension stripped) is expected to end with "-w" string, optionally followed by decimal digits. For example, the name of a valid @@ -236,10 +237,10 @@ Do Use `$PATH_SEPARATOR', not hard-coded `:', as the separator of PATH's entries. - It's more important to make sure that a feature works, than - make sure that Automake's output looks correct. It might look - correct and still fail to work. In other words, prefer - running `make' over grepping `Makefile.in' (or do both). + It's more important to make sure that a feature works, than make sure + that the output of Automake-NG looks correct. It might look correct + and still fail to work. In other words, prefer running `make' over + grepping `Makefile.in' (or do both). If you run $AUTOMAKE or $AUTOCONF several times in the same test and change `configure.in' by the meantime, do @@ -253,25 +254,27 @@ Do `echo $filename | ...`. Make sure your test script can be used to faithfully check an - installed version of automake (as with "make installcheck"). For - example, if you need to copy or grep an automake-provided script, + installed version of Automake-ng (as with "make installcheck"). For + example, if you need to copy or grep an Automake-ng provided script, do not assume that they can be found in the `$top_srcdir/lib' directory, but use `$am_scriptdir' instead. The complete list of such `$am_..dir' variables can be found in tests/defs-static.in. Before commit: make sure the test is executable, add the tests to TESTS in Makefile.am, add it to XFAIL_TESTS in addition if needed, - write a ChangeLog entry, send the diff to . + write a ChangeLog entry, send the diff to . Do not ------ - Do not test an Automake error with `$AUTOMAKE && Exit 1', or in three - years we'll discover that this test failed for some other bogus reason. - This happened many times. Better use something like + Do not test an Automake-NG error with `$AUTOMAKE && Exit 1', or in + three years we'll discover that this test failed for some other bogus + reason. This happened many times. Better use something like + AUTOMAKE_fails grep 'expected diagnostic' stderr + (Note this doesn't prevent the test from failing for another reason, but at least it makes sure the original error is still here.) -- 2.47.2