From d6efe326c1e3a09de1c9c997c6a0b6353ceb1ce0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stefano Lattarini Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 13:54:29 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] NEWS: document deprecation of 'shar' and 'compress' dist formats Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini --- NEWS | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 7b37b0ea0..61a011f06 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -168,6 +168,15 @@ New in 1.14: bin_PROGRAMS += %reldir%/foo %canon_reldir%_foo_SOURCES = %reldir%/bar.c +* Deprecated distribution formats: + + - The 'shar' and 'compress' distribution formats are deprecated, and + scheduled for removal in Automake 2.0. Accordingly, the use of the + 'dist-shar' and 'dist-tarZ' will cause warnings at automake runtime + (in the 'obsolete' category), and the recipes for the Automake-generated + targets 'dist-shar' and 'dist-tarZ' will unconditionally display + (non-fatal) warnings at make runtime. + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New in 1.13.3: -- 2.47.2