From: Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 13:36:51 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: * doc/autoconf.texi: Don't promote non `m4_*' M4 macros.
X-Git-Tag: AUTOCONF-2.52d~4
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=a07553e5c35f54681e8b3b0ee7161c84272cec30;p=thirdparty%2Fautoconf.git

* doc/autoconf.texi: Don't promote non `m4_*' M4 macros.
(Making testsuite Scripts): Update.
---

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fea7e8754..0286077db 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-08-31  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>
+
+	* doc/autoconf.texi: Don't promote non `m4_*' M4 macros.
+	(Making testsuite Scripts): Update.
+
 2001-08-31  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>
 
 	* lib/Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): Add autom4te.cfg.
diff --git a/doc/autoconf.texi b/doc/autoconf.texi
index 0f1336b70..0f5cff589 100644
--- a/doc/autoconf.texi
+++ b/doc/autoconf.texi
@@ -1124,9 +1124,9 @@ looks for the optional file @file{acsite.m4} in the directory that
 contains the distributed Autoconf macro files, and for the optional file
 @file{aclocal.m4} in the current directory.  Those files can contain
 your site's or the package's own Autoconf macro definitions
-(@pxref{Writing Autoconf Macros}, for more information).  If a macro is defined
-in more than one of the files that @code{autoconf} reads, the last
-definition it reads overrides the earlier ones.
+(@pxref{Writing Autoconf Macros}, for more information).  If a macro is
+defined in more than one of the files that @code{autoconf} reads, the
+last definition it reads overrides the earlier ones.
 
 @code{autoconf} accepts the following options:
 
@@ -2886,7 +2886,8 @@ AC_CHECK_TYPES(struct $Expensive*)
 @end example
 
 @noindent
-will define the symbol @samp{HAVE_STRUCT__EXPENSIVEP} if the check succeeds.
+will define the symbol @samp{HAVE_STRUCT__EXPENSIVEP} if the check
+succeeds.
 
 
 @node Default Includes
@@ -6807,9 +6808,10 @@ Here are some instructions and guidelines for writing Autoconf macros.
 
 @acindex DEFUN
 Autoconf macros are defined using the @code{AC_DEFUN} macro, which is
-similar to the M4 builtin @code{define} macro.  In addition to defining
-a macro, @code{AC_DEFUN} adds to it some code that is used to constrain
-the order in which macros are called (@pxref{Prerequisite Macros}).
+similar to the M4 builtin @code{m4_define} macro.  In addition to
+defining a macro, @code{AC_DEFUN} adds to it some code that is used to
+constrain the order in which macros are called (@pxref{Prerequisite
+Macros}).
 
 An Autoconf macro definition looks like this:
 
@@ -6832,7 +6834,7 @@ the prototype.  For example:
 @example
 # AC_MSG_ERROR(ERROR, [EXIT-STATUS = 1])
 # --------------------------------------
-define([AC_MSG_ERROR],
+m4_define([AC_MSG_ERROR],
 [@{ _AC_ECHO([configure: error: $1], 2); exit m4_default([$2], 1); @}])
 @end example
 
@@ -7224,14 +7226,14 @@ syntax-highlighting editors, from behaving improperly.  For instance,
 instead of:
 
 @example
-patsubst([$1], [$"])
+m4_patsubst([$1], [$"])
 @end example
 
 @noindent
 use
 
 @example
-patsubst([$1], [$""])
+m4_patsubst([$1], [$""])
 @end example
 
 @noindent
@@ -11530,21 +11532,19 @@ with a validation suite.
 
 @example
 EXTRA_DIST = testsuite.at testsuite
-
-all-local: atconfig testsuite
-
-check-local: atconfig testsuite
-        $(SHELL) $(srcdir)/testsuite
-
-AUTOM4TE = autom4te -I /usr/local/share/autoconf/lib
-$(srcdir)/testsuite: $(srcdir)/testsuite.at
-        $(AUTOM4TE) -I $(srcdir) autotest/general.m4 $@.at -o $@.tmp
-        chmod +x $@.tmp
+TESTSUITE = $(srcdir)/testsuite
+check-local: atconfig atlocal $(TESTSUITE)
+        $(SHELL) $(TESTSUITE)
+
+AUTOM4TE = autom4te
+AUTOTEST = $(AUTOM4TE) --language=autotest
+$(TESTSUITE): $(srcdir)/testsuite.at
+        $(AUTOTEST) -I $(srcdir) $@.at -o $@.tmp
         mv $@.tmp $@
 @end example
-assuming Autoconf was installed with @code{prefix} being
-@samp{/usr/local}.  You might want to list explicitly the dependencies,
-i.e., the list of the files @file{testsuite.at} includes.
+
+You might want to list explicitly the dependencies, i.e., the list of
+the files @file{testsuite.at} includes.
 
 With strict Autoconf, you might need to add lines inspired from the
 following:
@@ -11552,11 +11552,13 @@ following:
 @example
 subdir = tests
 
-check: check-local
+atconfig: $(top_builddir)/config.status
+	cd $(top_builddir) && \
+           $(SHELL) ./config.status $(subdir)/$@
 
-atconfig: $(top_builddir)/config.status atconfig.in
+atlocal: $(srcdir)/atlocal.in $(top_builddir)/config.status
 	cd $(top_builddir) && \
-           $(SHELL) ./config.status --file$(subdir)/$@
+           $(SHELL) ./config.status $(subdir)/$@
 @end example
 
 @noindent
@@ -11616,9 +11618,9 @@ builtin macros that it would be difficult to get along without in a
 sophisticated application like Autoconf, including:
 
 @example
-builtin
-indir
-patsubst
+m4_builtin
+m4_indir
+m4_patsubst
 __file__
 __line__
 @end example