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Author	Commit	Date	Message
	b78b7061	2025-05-20T09:17:04	mdate-sh: support $SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH. From https://bugs.gnu.org/77805. * lib/mdate-sh: if $SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH is set, use it instead of the mtime of any file. Debian was removing @value{UPDATED}, etc., from manuals because of varying output. Try date --date, then date -r, then perl gmtime, then fall back to the file's mtime. Also, warn if more than one file argument is given. (mon_to_month): factor out conversion of Jan to January. * t/mdate5.sh: test it. * doc/automake.texi (Texinfo): mention it. * NEWS: mention it.
	68da133f	2025-05-14T14:41:55	doc: Clarify where to put -L and -l options. From https://bugs.gnu.org/78411. * doc/automake.texi (Linking): Clarify that -L and -l options belong in LDADD.
	94802547	2025-04-28T15:42:52	automake: algol68: also rename [AM_]A68FLAGS to [AM_]A68CFLAGS. From https://bugs.gnu.org/78033 (automake-patches). * bin/automake.in (a68): change link and compile values. * lib/Automake/Variable.pm: likewise rename. * configure.ac: likewise rename. * doc/automake.texi: likewise rename.
	282b016e	2025-04-24T15:07:41	automake: algol68: rename A68 to A68C and AM_PROG_A68 to AM_PROG_A68C. From https://bugs.gnu.org/78033 (automake-patches). While upstreaming the Algol 68 autoconf support it was pointed out that the shell variable A68 should be renamed to A68C and that the macro AC_PROG_A68 should be renamed to AC_PROG_A68C. This is to be more consistent to the support for other languages like Go. This patch updates the Automake side. The Algol 68 code snippets are also updated to use modern stropping, which is the stropping regime now used by default by ga68. * bin/automake.in (a68): change config_vars, libtool_tags et al. * lib/Automake/Variable.pm: likewise rename. * doc/automake.texi: likewise rename. * t/a68-demo.sh: likewise modify.
	1608d5e3	2025-04-09T09:44:43	doc: wording, --news-file. * doc/automake.texi: avoid @strong for emphasis; wording. * HACKING: add --news-file option to sample announce-gen invocation.
	d36b6020	2025-03-13T14:45:35	doc: Algol 68 typo. From https://bugs.gnu.org/76995 (automake-patches). * doc/automake.texi (Algol 68 Support): Fortran 77 -> Algol 68. (typo from #75807)
	94cb76a1	2025-03-13T14:39:59	dist: document bzip3 support. More from https://bugs.gnu.org/73795 (automake-patches). * doc/automake.texi (The Types of Distributions): add item for bzip3. Analogous changes throughout. * lib/am/distdir.am (dist-bzip3): bzip3 does not read any envvars; don't set BZIP2.
	621ea898	2025-02-25T09:42:23	doc: tiny. * HACKING: mention tag list. * doc/automake.texi: wording.
	2d2ff607	2025-02-24T14:41:48	dist: change tar format default to ustar. Suggested in https://bugs.gnu.org74847. * m4/init.m4 (tar-ustar): make ustar the default instead of tar-v7. * doc/automake.texi (tar-formats): document this. * NEWS: mention this. * t/tar-override.sh: force tar-v7 for purposes of this test.
	150f53d4	2025-02-23T19:01:50	doc: Revise `--stderr-prefix' documentation * doc/automake.texi (TAP prefixing stderr): Tweak the wording to clarify, and mention awk input buffering.
	de96135b	2025-02-23T10:38:57	doc: tar-pax also works around too-large uid/gid for tar. From https://bugs.gnu.org/73316. * doc/automake.texi (Basics of Distribution): also mention the tar-pax format as a fix for out of range uid/gid for tar.
	e29a96c8	2025-02-23T09:57:47	doc: move --stderr-prefix doc details to a new subsubsection. Still in https://bugs.gnu.org/72536. * doc/automake.texi (TAP setup and examples): (TAP stderr examples), TAP stderr prefixing): split TAP examples into new subsubsections. Add discussion of race condition and other reordering from the open bug. * NEWS: mention --stderr-prefix.
	2657b484	2025-02-03T18:26:57	tap: new `--stderr-prefix' option to prefix test script's stderr * lib/tap-driver.sh: Add a new `--stderr-prefix' option to instruct the TAP driver to prefix each line of the test script's standard error with the given string. This is useful when `--merge' is enabled and standard error lines might be confused with test results. * doc/automake.texi: Document the new `--stderr-prefix' option. * t/tap-stderr-prefix.tap: New test. * t/list-of-tests.mk (handwritten_TESTS): Add it.
	bbb06167	2025-02-02T10:11:24	Add support for the Algol 68 programming language. * bin/automake.in: Call register_language for Algol 68. (resolve_linker): handle A68LINK. (%_am_macro_for_cond): Add entry for am__fastdepGA68. * configure.ac: Look for ga68 and set GNU_GA68 and GNU_A68FLAGS if found. * lib/Automake/Variable.pm (%_ac_macro_for_var): Add entries for GA68 and GA68FLAGS. * t/a68-demo.sh: New test. * doc/automake.texi (Algol 68 Support): New section. * NEWS: Add entry for Algol 68.
	61075eab	2025-01-01T14:31:02	maint: make update-copyright
	9719ecd7	2024-07-08T15:04:48	automake: info about Automake and Libtool being in different prefixes. In response to https://bugs.gnu.org/71847. * doc/automake.texi (Libtool library used but LIBTOOL is undefined): new node. Tweak aclocal section. * lib/Automake/Variable.pm (require_variables): refer to the new node in the message for LT_INIT. * maintainer/maint.mk (announcement) <AO>: new fn; use it to output a link to the new node for test releases only. * HACKING: mention M-x texinfo-master-menu, et al. * doc/amhello/README: mention that the package is named amhello.
	eb20585d	2024-06-18T10:32:09	aclocal: add --aclocal-path option to override ACLOCAL_PATH envvar. From https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake-patches/2022-01/msg00029.html (plus wording tweaks from Karl; and thanks to Bogdan for research). * bin/aclocal.in (usage): relabel output of m4 search path components to be somewhat more correct (Karl), although it's still a mess. (parse_arguments): add new option --aclocal-path=s. (parse_ACLOCAL_PATH): use $aclocal_path instead of hardwiring envvar. * doc/automake.texi (aclocal Options): document it. (dirlist): new anchor so we can reference it. (Modifying the Macro Search Path: @file{ACLOCAL_PATH}): mention the option. (Possible future incompatibility): tone down; it might never happen. * t/aclocal-path-precedence.sh: test the option. * NEWS: mention the new option.
	fbf571f3	2024-06-18T08:54:27	doc: preserve old node name. Following 4981e5997 (doc: modernize version control doc). * doc/automake.texi (CVS): insert @anchor{CVS} so this (prior) node name will still work, e.g., in HTML. Reflow surrounding source.
	a2d56238	2024-06-17T10:06:25	automake: allow omitting logs of skipped tests from test-suite.log. * doc/automake.texi (Parallel Test Harness): Describe the contents of test-suite.log. Mention IGNORE_SKIPPED_LOGS. (Command-line arguments for test drivers): Document the --collect-skipped-logs option. * lib/test-driver (print_usage): Document --collect-skipped-logs. (collect_skipped_logs): New variable. (gcopy): Use collect_skipped_logs. * lib/am/check.am (am__common_driver_flags): Add the contents of am__collect_skipped_logs. (am__check_pre): Set am__collect_skipped_logs. * t/parallel-tests-without-skipped-logs.sh: New file, based on t/parallel-tests-no-color-in-log.sh. * t/list-of-tests.mk (handwritten_TESTS): Add it. * NEWS: Mention the change.
	4981e599	2024-06-07T10:23:59	doc: modernize version control doc Be more generic about version control instead of saying “CVS”. In the specific examples, use Git instead of CVS.
	1d35638b	2024-06-07T08:41:45	maint: spelling and whitespace fixes Most of these spelling fixes are just to comments and documentation. However, some affect tests as follows: * t/cond36.sh (tparse.h): Fix misspelling of dependency. * t/disthook.sh: Fix misspelling of file. * t/help3.sh: Fix misspelling of long option. * t/instdir-ltlib.sh: Fix misspellings of macro names. This causes the test to fail, so someone with libtool expertise needs to look into this. * t/tap-no-spurious-numbers.sh (highno): Fix misspelling of shell var.
	61357c93	2024-05-31T08:58:23	maint: secondary updates from make fetch. * doc/help2man: restore copyright list as in upstream. * lib/gendocs.sh: update with make fetch. * lib/texinfo.tex: likewise.
	0d49ecb2	2024-05-21T09:54:35	doc: test-driver option args are separate words. For https://bugs.gnu.org/70638. As now mentioned in the manual, the description of the test-driver command-line interface has been wrong since 2011 when it was first added. The manual, and the driver usage messages themselves, have consistently shown option arguments joined to the option name with `=' characters, while the implementation of Automake has always provided option arguments in the following argument word, and the provided test drivers only accepted option arguments in the following argument word. Because Automake has never used the `=' syntax, there can't possibly be a working driver which actually follows the specification as written, so, despite the fierce language of the manual, we agreed that changing the specification was the right approach. The `test-driver' program's usage message has already been fixed (#22445), but the full extent of the problem wasn't noticed at that time. * doc/automake.texi (Command-line arguments for test drivers): Fix the table of options to show arguments passed as separate words; add footnote explaining this rather sorry situation. * doc/automake.texi (Use TAP with the Automake test harness): Remove `=' from documentation of `--diagnostic-string', because that was never acceptable either. * lib/tap-driver.sh: Fix usage message. * contrib/tap-driver.pl: Change usage message to match the defined protocol. (This implementation parses options using Perl's `Getopt::Long' module, so it accepts the `=' syntax as specified, but this program isn't actually used.)
	fa816226	2024-05-06T08:16:40	doc: update Vala documentation From https://bugs.gnu.org/70557#29. * doc/automake.texi (Vala Support): Update the URL for Vala. Drop the mention of a version requirement, as no current system will have a too-old version of Vala. Note the restriction on conditional inclusion of source files in *_SOURCES.
	2fa17ccc	2024-01-23T08:53:18	automake: recommend autoreconf -f with version mismatches. From https://bugs.gnu.org/68674. * bin/automake.in (scan_autoconf_traces): change error to suggest running autoreconf -f. The version mismatch is most likely to happen due to the cache files, which aclocal && automake (the previous recommendation) does not delete. (scan_autoconf_files): likewise. * doc/automake.texi (Auto-generating aclocal.m4): mention autoreconf. Other minor wording changes.
	ac64ce26	2024-01-17T14:48:13	python: use posix_prefix instead of posix_local on Debian. From https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=54412#17. (Patch slightly adapted by Bogdan from original by Gianfranco, as posted by Stefano Rivera in message#14.) * m4/python.m4 (AM_PATH_PYTHON): replace Debian's posix_local scheme with posix_prefix. * doc/automake.texi (Python) <pythondir>: say a bit more. * NEWS: mention this.
	420b53da	2024-01-17T09:44:49	doc: mention debian python 3.10 changes; master menu; etc. * doc/automake.texi (Creating amhello): mention libtool too. (FAQ): remove spurious leftover "Errors with distclean" menu entry. (Top): Regenerate master menu (M-x texinfo-master-menu).
	b80b5c47	2024-01-01T11:29:06	maint: make update-copyright
	ea454b4f	2023-12-31T18:28:10	doc: overview of autotools ordering. * doc/automake.texi (Creating amhello): briefly mention the order in which to run the autotools, a la autoreconf. A couple other tweaks.
	21ac1161	2023-12-30T15:37:05	dist: Use -9 instead of --best, and only for gzip, to pacify Alpine. From https://bugs.gnu.org/68151. * lib/am/distdir.am (GZIP_ENV): Set to -9, not --best, since Alpine does not support --best. (distcheck): Don't use GZIP_ENV when invoking gzip for decompression, since Alpine does not support -1..-9 with decompression. * doc/automake.texi (The Types of Distributions): Document the change. * NEWS: mention this. (En passant, add more change links.)
	01b62818	2023-12-25T15:42:34	test: silent-defaults.sh rerun autotools each time. Follow-up to https://bugs.gnu.org/32868. * t/silent-defaults.sh: rerun $ACLOCAL && $AUTOMAKE for each trial, else test failed. (Why it has always succeeded before now, and/or what has changed, I don't know.) Remake the cache for each trial, for reliability. Echo trial description. * doc/automake.texi (Silent Rules): tweak text. (Unsilencing Automake): new node. Mention make --debug=p to completely unsilence rules.
	8f43e75d	2023-12-23T10:44:03	doc: more on help2man and "Errors with distclean". This fixes (the rest of) https://bugs.gnu.org/67891. * doc/automake.texi (Errors with distclean): make a subsection of "Checking the Distribution". Contrast help2man usage examples of Autoconf (includes man pages in distribution) and Automake (no man pages, distributes the help2man script instead). (Checking the Distribution): convert subheadings to subsections. * doc/local.mk: also mention autoconf vs. automake approaches here, and point to the manual. (checklinkx): en passant, remove unused checklinkx exclude.
	0fbca7e7	2023-12-10T15:12:00	doc: add advice to list Yacc/Lex generated sources in BUILT_SOURCES. For https://bugs.gnu.org/62791. * doc/automake.texi (Yacc and Lex): it seems to be necessary to list the generated C source file for a Yacc/Lex file, as well as the header file, in BUILT_SOURCES.
	fac41f94	2023-12-02T14:33:30	doc: autoconf portability link, python NEWS. More for https://bugs.gnu.org/67268. * doc/automake.texi (Usage of Conditionals): link to Autoconf's Limitations of Builtins, e.g., https://www.gnu.org/savannah-checkouts/gnu/autoconf/manual/autoconf-2.71/html_node/Limitations-of-Builtins.html * NEWS: Python version preferences are not just miscellaneous.
	8cdbdda5	2023-11-21T08:30:00	automake: make the ARFLAGS default 'cr' instead of 'cru'. In some GNU/Linux distributions people started to compile 'ar' binary with --enable-deterministic-archives (binutils project). That, however, in combination with our previous long time working default AR_FLAGS=cru causes warnings on such installations: ar: `u' modifier ignored since `D' is the default (see `U') The 'u' option (at least with GNU binutils) did small optimization during repeated builds because it instructed 'ar' to not open/close unchanged .o files and to rather read their contents from old archive file. However, its removal should not cause a big performance hit for usual workflows. Distributions started using --enable-deterministic-archives knowing that it would disable the 'u', just to rather have a bit more deterministic builds. Also, to justify this change a bit more, keeping 'u' in ARFLAGS could only result in many per-project changes to override Automake's ARFLAGS default, just to silence such warnings. Fixes bug#20082. Reported by Eric Blake. bin/automake.in (handle_libraries): Use 'ARFLAGS=cr' by default. * doc/automake.texi (Building a library): Mention the changed ARFLAGS default. (@c LocalWords): Replace 'cru' with 'cr'. * m4/ar-lib.m4 (AM_PROG_AR): Cut out 'cru' string into separate ARFLAGS variable with new default 'cr'. * NEWS: Document.
	f4b5d415	2023-11-18T18:25:16	doc: mention shell operators preferred over `test` options. * doc/automake.texi (Usage of Conditionals): mention that shell operators (&&, \|\|, ()) are preferred over `test` options (-a, -o, \(\)). Idea and POSIX url reference from Michael Stapelberg, https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake-patches/2016-10/msg00002.html
	df85c29c	2023-11-01T09:25:21	doc: tiny Texinfo cleanups. * doc/automake.texi (Public macros): Missed @var usage. (Dependencies): "The Autoconf Manual" in cross-manual xref.
	edd08396	2023-11-01T09:18:57	m4: update invocation of AC_PROG_LEX. * m4/lex.m4: Pass on any arguments given to AC_PROG_LEX. * doc/automake.texi: Describe this. * NEWS: Mention this. * THANKS: New contributor.
	2d91e57b	2023-10-30T10:14:51	doc: user conditional for dependency tracking. * doc/automake.texi (Automatic dependency tracking): Describe basing a conditional for dependency tracking on the shell variable enable_dependency_tracking. Mentioned by Nick Bowler. https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/2023-09/msg00004.html * HACKING: Capitalization.
	1c618bce	2023-10-06T08:18:33	automake: new option posix to emit .POSIX target first. This patch is from https://bugs.gnu.org/55025. * lib/Automake/Options.pm (_is_valid_easy_option): declare new option "posix". * bin/automake.in (generate_makefile): if the "posix" option is present, add a .POSIX special target as the first non-comment line in the Makefile.in files. * NEWS: mention this. * doc/automake.texi: likewise.
	80d755f9	2023-08-05T17:58:10	doc: missing docdir and lispdir in _DATA description. This changes fixes https://bugs.gnu.org/65032. * doc/automake.texi (Data): add docdir and lispdir, index doc_DATA and lisp_DATA.
	dbdfa65c	2023-07-20T18:03:27	automake: disable GNU make's internal pattern rules, for speed. From https://bugs.gnu.org/64743. * lib/am/footer.am: Disable GNU make's internal pattern rules. * lib/Automake/Rule.pm (_conditionals_for_rule): Add special handling for these pattern rules from footer.am. (define): Likewise. * t/nodep.sh: Update test to avoid matching the new %:: rules. * t/fnoc.sh: Update test to avoid matching the new %:: SCCS rule. * NEWS: Mention this. * doc/automake.texi (Suffixes): Likewise. (Doc changes written by Karl.)
	5c85a9d3	2023-07-13T15:32:34	texi: assume .texi.in generates .texi. This change refines the fix for https://bugs.gnu.org/54063. * bin/automake.in (scan_texinfo_file): if .texi doesn't exist, but .texi.in exists, read the latter for the Texinfo source. Use the @setfilename argument, if present, to generate rules. * t/txinfo-no-texi-but-texi-in.sh: new test. * t/list-of-tests.mk (handwritten_tests): add it. * doc/automake.texi (Texinfo): document this. * NEWS: mention this. (Doc changes written by Karl.)
	8859f820	2023-06-29T17:59:48	doc: discuss setting uid/gid information in tarballs. In response to https://bugs.gnu.org/19615. * doc/automake.texi (Basics of Distribution): give example of specifying the TAR_OPTIONS (environment) variable used by GNU tar.
	a456dfd6	2023-06-27T18:10:38	doc: discuss workaround for V=99 failing. In response to https://bugs.gnu.org/20077. * doc/automake.texi (Tricks For Silencing Make): state and discuss workarounds for the limitation of $(V) only being settable to 0 or 1.
	7db4d7d1	2023-06-24T18:31:29	doc: bring a few examples up to date. * doc/automake.texi (Built Sources Example): use @kbd for typed commands; show current output. (Checking the Distribution): refer to Third-Party Makefiles for the do-nothing dvi target example. Other small wording tweaks throughout. * HACKING: consistently omit $ prompt. Say a bit more about versions of Autoconf. Describe actual current status of branches (only master in use). Give some topic examples. "rerun" not "re-run". Other small wording tweaks throughout.
	5b87f66c	2023-05-29T17:54:07	doc: improve NAME string for man pages. This change fixes https://bugs.gnu.org/62853 and https://bugs.gnu.org/62854. * doc/local.mk (update_mans): move $(AM_V_GEN): to calls; include --name="$${HELP2MAN_NAME}". (-%D%/aclocal-$(APIVERSION).1, %D%/automake-$(APIVERSION).1): set HELP2MAN_NAME in environment to pass to help2man.
	e5168045	2023-05-27T17:59:51	doc: HACKING bug merge; doc/local.mk help2man update hints. * HACKING: give bug merge example. * doc/local.mk: how to update help2man manually; fix checklinkx sleep comment.
	ae8d12e3	2023-05-27T17:55:15	maint: Update files from upstream with 'make fetch' + help2man. * lib/INSTALL: update with make fetch. * lib/config.guess: Update. * lib/config.sub: Likewise. * lib/gendocs.sh: Likewise. * lib/gnupload: Likewise. * lib/texinfo.tex: Likewise. * lib/update-copyright: Likewise. * doc/help2man: now 1.49.1.
	f15852df	2023-01-03T21:46:38	rm: convert more cases to am__rm_f Fixes automake bug https://bugs.gnu.org/10828. Clean up a few more cases where we were doing `test ... \|\| rm ...` to avoid calling `rm -f` without arguments by leveraging am__rm_f. These were harder to find in the source due to their constructed nature. The clean programs rules in particular were much more complicated than they needed to be. This logic boiled down to two things: delete the list of programs, and then delete the list without the exeext suffix, but only if the list of programs is non-empty. The check-TESTS rule was converted to am__rm_f, but a simplification was missed where the $list variable is inlined. * bin/automake.in: Delete test -z logic and always call am__rm_f. * contrib/check-html.am: Use $(am__rm_f) helper. * doc/automake.texi: Update examples to match current behavior. * lib/am/check.am: Inline $list variable. * lib/am/progs.am: Rewrite rule to use $(am__rm_f).
	2c0a22f9	2023-01-08T17:56:40	doc: overriding targets doesn't mean third-party Makefiles. Fixes automake bug https://bugs.gnu.org/60607. * doc/automake.texi (dvi and distcheck): simply show dvi: as an example of a do-nothing Makefile (xref to Extending), instead of cross-referencing the complicated method in Third-Party Makefiles. (Clean, Extending): wording tweaks.
	34bdde96	2023-01-04T02:00:14	maint: make update-copyright
	2a1e6f74	2022-10-01T15:03:16	maint: Update files from upstream with 'make fetch' + help2man. * lib/INSTALL: update with make fetch. * lib/config.guess: Update. * lib/config.sub: Likewise. * lib/gendocs.sh: Likewise. * lib/texinfo.tex: Likewise. * doc/help2man: now 1.49.1.
	cea8158f	2022-09-27T18:04:20	automake: do not use -Q with emacs invocations. This change is for https://bugs.gnu.org/58102. (By the way, the previous two commits were for bugs 58026 (silent .elc compilation) and 58025 (load bytecomp), respectively, but I forgot to mention them.) * m4/lispdir.m4 (AM_PATH_LISPDIR): omit -Q option. Also (from karl), use -no-site-file (one hyphen) for consistency with the other options. * NEWS: mention this. * doc/automake.texi (Hard-Coded Install Paths): likewise.
	fee9a828	2022-03-13T00:12:23	doc: refer to automake manual in all man pages Fixes automake bug https://bugs.gnu.org/54363. There is no "aclocal" manual as it's all integrated into the automake manual, so have all the help2man calls force automake as the manual. * doc/local.mk: Use --info-page=automake for man pages.
	d5dc4e0a	2022-02-23T00:44:11	manual: mention LT_INIT The AC_PROG_LIBTOOL macro name is the old/deprecated one, so include LT_INIT here too to avoid confusing people who have switched. * doc/automake.texi: Add LT_INIT after AC_PROG_LIBTOOL.
	5c9e117c	2022-02-08T00:39:40	elisp: run emacs with --no-site-file Fixes automake bug https://bugs.gnu.org/21547. If users have interactive site file logic, the lispdir probing can hang, as can the compilation of elisp files. Use --no-site-file to disable loading any of that possible user logic. * NEWS: Note emacs --no-site-file change. * doc/automake.texi: Run emacs with --no-site-file. * lib/am/lisp.am: Likewise. * m4/lispdir.m4: Likewise.
	8ff90705	2022-02-06T01:23:47	manual: document Python version support status Clarify to users what versions of Python are supported and until when. This will make it easier for us to decide what versions to support. * doc/automake.texi: Add Supported Python versions section.
	9daa34db	2022-01-24T03:08:13	texi: define new AM_TEXI2FLAGS variable To provide a bit more flexibility when invoking TEXI2DVI & TEXI2PDF, and provide a bit of symmetry with .info & .html generation, provide a AM_TEXI2FLAGS setting that is passed to all TEXI2xxx invocations. * doc/automake.texi: Mention new AM_TEXI2FLAGS setting. * lib/am/texibuild.am: Pass $(AM_TEXI2FLAGS) to TEXI2DVI & TEXI2PDF. * NEWS: Mention AM_TEXI2FLAGS. * t/txinfo-many-output-formats.sh: Check for AM_TEXI2FLAGS.
	c1b799a0	2022-01-24T02:53:13	texi: pass automatic -I to dvi & pdf generation Fixes automake bug https://bugs.gnu.org/23599. When generating info/html pages, automake adds -I flags to source dirs that contain the texi files, but it doesn't do this for dvi or pdf formats. Instead, automake has been relying on texi2dvi to use makeinfo for expanding macros, and it hasn't done that by default in a long time. Since adding --expand to the texi2dvi call is undesirable (due to bad and unpredictable BEHAVIOR), pass those automatic -I flags directly to TEXI2DVI & TEXI2PDF so they work regardless of --expand behavior. We have to keep the MAKEINFO= setting around as texi2dvi might itself fall back to it if the version of tex is old or broken. * bin/automake.in: Add comment about $makeinfoflags usage. * doc/automake.texi: Mention automatic -I subdir flags. * lib/am/texibuild.am: Pass %MAKEINFOFLAGS% to TEXI2DVI & TEXI2PDF. * t/txinfo-subdir-pr343.sh: Check for -I subdir usage.
	975ea4d9	2022-01-19T05:14:47	progs, libs: support _RANLIB overrides Much like we have per-target support for _AR and _LINK, add an _RANLIB override too. This allows selection of specific ranlib tools in case a non-standard archiver tool was forced. * bin/automake.in: Check for _RANLIB per-target settings. * doc/automake.texi: Document _RANLIB override. * lib/am/library.am: Change $(RANLIB) to $(%XLIBRARY%_RANLIB). * t/list-of-tests.mk: Add ranlib_override.sh. * t/ranlib_override.sh: New test. * NEWS: Mention new feature.
	4c2c73bf	2022-01-20T02:03:23	aclocal: add m4 search path info to --help Add a short summary to --help of the current paths that will be searched. Make sure to omit this from the man page when running help2man since pre-inst-env specifically clears some and others to the current build directory. * bin/aclocal.in: Include m4 search paths in usage. * doc/local.mk: Run help2man with AUTOMAKE_HELP2MAN=true.
	5d022858	2022-01-18T04:47:09	build: fix race in parallel builds As reported by Hongxu Jia: > The automake-$(APIVERSION) is a hardlink of automake, if it is > created later than update_mans executing, there is a failure > [snip] > \|: && mkdir -p doc && ./pre-inst-env /usr/bin/env perl ../automake-1.16.1/doc/help2man --output=doc/aclocal-1.16.1 aclocal-1.16 > \|help2man: can't get `--help' info from aclocal-1.16 > \|Try `--no-discard-stderr' if option outputs to stderr > Makefile:3693: recipe for target 'doc/aclocal-1.16.1' failed > [snip] > > The automake_script is required by update_mans and update_mans > invokes automake-$(APIVERSION) rather than automake to generate > doc, so we should assign `automake-$(APIVERSION)' to automake_script. > > The same reason to tweak aclocal_script. However, rather than update the _script variables to point to the hardlinked copies of the programs, we can have the help2man steps run the existing scripts directly. This makes the relationship a bit more explicit and avoids implicit dependencies on names. * doc/local.mk: Pass $(aclocal_script) and $(automake_script) to $(update_mans). * THANKS: Add Hongxu Jia.
	6c8ff6a8	2022-01-12T14:15:12	maint: make update-copyright
	40f4b5dd	2021-12-18T18:26:46	doc: %reldir% and %canon_reldir% do not expand to the empty string. This change fixes https://bugs.gnu.org/52500. * doc/automake.texi (Include): correct wrong text. (Along the way, correct plain-text "Makefile" to "@file{Makefile}".)
	948c5fa4	2021-11-04T18:17:39	doc: rearrange Multiple Outputs node. This change fixes https://bugs.gnu.org/48188. * doc/automake.texi (Multiple Outputs): move GNU pattern rule approach to the front, since it is probably best if GNU make can be assumed. Suggestion from Frank Heckenbach. Also, remove one of the examples that did not work, per Paul Smith.
	f4ac56ee	2021-11-01T18:24:25	doc: correct @node placement for new subsubsection. This change addresses https://bugs.gnu.org/51532. * doc/automake.texi (Linking Multiple Yacc Parsers): unfortunately I misplaced the @node after the @subsection; correct that.
	524d9961	2021-10-03T19:48:31	maint: remove trailing white space from a few files * NEWS: Remove trailing white space. * NEWS-2.0: Likewise. * contrib/checklinkx: Likewise. * doc/local.mk (chlx_args): Likewise. * m4/python.m4: Likewise. * t/test-extensions-empty.sh: Likewise.
	6f842a90	2021-09-28T18:27:57	doc: show "RUNNING: <testname>" example using [AM_]TESTS_ENVIRONMENT. This change addresses https://bugs.gnu.org/49309. * doc/automake.texi (Testsuite Environment Overrides): new subsubsection, separating out [AM_]TESTS_ENVIRONMENT description. Add example to get "RUNNING: <testname>" when a test starts.
	80ad99a6	2021-09-28T14:59:22	doc: tweak Yacc/Lex text; subnode for the yacc linking hack. * doc/automake.texi (Alternative): remove obsolete footnote. (Yacc and Lex): tweak wording, more consistent capitalization. (Linking Multiple Yacc Parsers): new subsection. Also add @shortcontents. Also update texinfo-master-menu (for the first time in ages).
	56387843	2021-09-19T15:12:27	python: only use Python's sys.* values if the new option --with-python-sys-prefix is specified; otherwise, return to previous behavior of using the GNU ${prefix} and ${exec_prefix}. * doc/automake.texi (Python): document the new behavior. * m4/python.m4 (AM_PATH_PYTHON): conditionalize use of Python's sys.* values on the new option --with-python-sys-prefix. * t/python-prefix.sh: doc update. * t/python-vars.sh: test both GNU and Python prefix values. * NEWS: mention this.
	4ace473b	2021-08-08T18:04:01	maint: Update doc/help2man. * doc/help2man: update to 1.48.24
	b2487b78	2021-08-07T17:59:40	maint: Update doc/help2man. * doc/help2man: update to 1.48.2.
	522e0d40	2021-08-07T17:54:17	doc: typos from codespell. * HACKING: typo from codespell. * doc/local.mk: likewise. * lib/am/header-vars.am: likewise. * lib/am/lisp.am: likewise. * t/cond24.sh: likewise. * t/cond36.sh: likewise. * t/dist-auxdir-many-subdirs.sh: likewise. * t/link_override.sh: likewise. * t/parallel-tests-console-output.sh: likewise. * t/subobj11a.sh: likewise. * t/subobj11b.sh: likewise.
	57688bd5	2021-07-15T18:37:09	automake: silent make output for custom link commands. Patch posted: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake-patches/2021-07/msg00010.html * bin/automake.in (define_per_target_linker_variable): Use AM_V_${target}_LINK if defined as the verbose variable name for custom link commands. * doc/automake.texi (Program and Library Variables): Document the new variable. * t/link_override.sh: Add extra checks for silent make rules. * NEWS: Mention this. * THANKS: new contributor.
	a470a47f	2021-07-11T19:19:42	maint: make update-copyright
	3d9460bc	2021-07-09T09:03:30	maint: tweak comment wording * doc/automake.texi (List of Automake options): Nit. * t/dist-no-built-sources.sh: Likewise.
	13659a73	2021-07-09T09:03:30	dist: add new "dist-no-built-sources" automake option. Fixes automake bug https://debbugs.gnu.org/49317. * bin/automake.in: implement new option "no-dist-built-sources" to omit the dependency of distdir on $(BUILT_SOURCES). (Allison's original patch used the option name dist-pure; trivially renamed.) * lib/am/distdir.am (distdir) [DIST_BUILT_SOURCES]: conditionalize the dependency. * lib/Automake/Options.pm (_is_valid_easy_option): list it. * doc/automake.texi (List of Automake options): document it. * NEWS: mention it. * t/dist-no-built-sources.sh: test it. * t/list-of-tests.mk (handwritten_TESTS): add it.
	16569085	2021-07-01T18:21:51	dist: accept .md versions for README et al. This change was suggested by madmurphy; some ideas were taken from the patch he provided. https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake-patches/2021-06/msg00005.html * bin/automake.in (@toplevelmd_ok): new global, listing the files for which we will accept .md versions. (@common_files): remove those files from there. (handle_dist): check for .md if non-.md is absent. (handle_minor_options): check for README-alpha.md. (check_gnu_standards): accept .md version if present. (check_gnits_standards): likewise. (usage): output list of .md-accepted files. * doc/automake.texi (Basics of Distribution): document. * t/toplevelmd.sh: new test. * t/list-of-tests.mk (handwritten_tests): add it. * NEWS: mention new feature.
	e7724fb1	2021-06-08T17:58:10	doc: omit "really" from manual. * doc/automake.texi: remove or replace "really".
	ccca652a	2021-06-07T18:09:25	doc: --always-make doesn't work. * doc/automake.texi (Rebuilding): the GNU Make option --always-make does not work with Automake. Report from Johan Persson, https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/2021-06/msg00002.html. Also, use "GNU Make" (capital M) more consistently.
	337c4bae	2021-05-18T18:34:56	doc: wording. * README: * t/python-virtualenv.sh: * doc/automake.texi: wording, typos, etc.
	ed8daa06	2021-05-18T15:11:59	python: use Python's sys.prefix and sys.exec_prefix for PYTHON_PREFIX and PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX; new configure options --with-python_prefix and --with-python_exec_prefix to set explicitly. This change fixes https://bugs.gnu.org/35322. * m4/python.m4 (AM_PATH_PYTHON): use Python's sys.prefix and sys.exec_prefix for PYTHON_PREFIX and PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX, instead of $prefix and $exec_prefix. But use a variable reference to ${prefix} if it is contained within sys.prefix; similarly for exec_prefix. Also support new configure options to set explicitly. (PYTHON_PREFIX, PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX): AC_SUBST these. (am_cv_python_pythondir): use our new $am_cv_python_prefix, substituting ${PYTHON_PREFIX}. (am_cv_python_pyexecdir): likewise. * doc/automake.texi (Python): PYTHON_PREFIX, PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX, document new approach. * t/instmany-python.sh: set PYTHON_PREFIX as needed. * t/python-vars.sh (PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX, PYTHON_PREFIX): also set from Python's sys.{exec_,}prefix; use ${PYTHON_{EXEC,}PREFIX} instead of ${exec_,}prefix.
	03d1ab0a	2021-02-22T18:23:16	doc: a_LDFLAGS always overrides AM_LDFLAGS. This change addresses https://bugs.gnu.org/34925. * doc/automake.texi (Program and Library Variables): document that using a_LDFLAGS at all, even in the false branch of a conditional, means that AM_LDFLAGS is ignored.
	784fcf21	2021-02-21T18:26:15	doc: [AM_]RUNTESTFLAGS not [AM_]RUNTESTDEFAULTFLAGS. * doc/automake.texi (Other Variables): Change [AM_]RUNTESTDEFAULTFLAGS to [AM_]RUNTESTFLAGS.
	89a76c9c	2021-02-11T18:05:15	doc: user flags last does not always allow overriding. This change addresses https://bugs.gnu.org/35526. * doc/automake.texi (Flag Variables Ordering): recognize that user flags last does not always allow overriding.
	f80a940a	2021-01-06T17:57:08	doc: discuss AC_* ordering a little. * doc/automake.texi (Optional): mention that AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR must be called before AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE, and recommend that other AC_CONFIG_* macros be called after. This seems to be the most common practice. Autoconf does not currently impose ordering: https://savannah.gnu.org/support/?110416
	d2ccbd7e	2020-12-05T18:11:55	tags: support setting CTAGS, ETAGS, CSCOPE vars via ./configure. This change fixes https://bugs.gnu.org/45013. * m4/init.m4: add default settings and AC_SUBST calls for the variables `CTAGS', `ETAGS' and `CSCOPE'. * lib/am/tags.am: remove default settings of the above variables. * doc/automake.texi (Tags): mention and index. * NEWS: mention.
	e83520ff	2020-12-03T11:00:53	warnings: be less forceful about a missing subdir-objects option. This change somewhat ameliorates https://bugs.gnu.org/20699. * bin/automake.in (handle_single_transform): change forward-incompatibility message for subdir-objects to be less draconian and less certain that the change will ever be made. * t/subobj.sh: message text has changed. * doc/automake.texi (Program and Library Variables): mention the unfortunate fact that one directory can clean in a sibling, subdir-objects notwithstanding.
	1f166f3c	2020-11-24T14:24:22	doc: typo. This change fixes https://bugs.gnu.org/44845. * doc/automake.texi (Vala Support): zardoz.c not zardoc.c.
	dd616e2d	2020-11-22T10:13:16	doc: mention overriding SUBDIRS= with TESTS= and recursive make. This change palliates https://bugs.gnu.org/42883, though it's not a real fix. * doc/automake.texi (Parallel Test Harness): with recursive make, when limiting the tests run, also presumably needed to override SUBDIRS.
$Miro Hron\v{c}ok$	e21d46fd	2020-10-27T14:33:46	python: determine Python (3.10) version number correctly. This change fixes https://bugs.gnu.org/44239 (and https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1889732). * m4/python.m4: use print('%u.%u' % sys.version_info[:2]) for the version number instead of merely sys.version[:3], so the numbers are treated as numbers. * t/python-vars.sh (PYTHON_VERSION): Likewise. * doc/automake.texi: Document it. * NEWS: mention it. (Minor tweaks from Karl Berry.)
	310edf02	2020-10-23T21:13:09	doc: correct "moved in", to "moved to" * NEWS: Correct wording. * contrib/README: Likewise. * doc/automake.texi: Likewise.
	f832992d	2020-10-21T23:31:46	Improve Vala compiler detection: use API version, not compiler version * m4/vala.m4: check `valac --api-version', not `valac --version'. * doc/automake.texi: update documentation.
	dbc1c9e7	2020-10-06T18:16:14	automake: install-exec did not depend on $(BUILT_SOURCES). This change fixes https://bugs.gnu.org/43683. * lib/am/install.am (install-exec): %maybe_BUILT_SOURCES% dependency, twice. Basic patch from madmurphy (tiny change), message#8. (.MAKE) [maybe_BUILT_SOURCES]: depend on install-exec. * NEWS: mention it. * doc/automake.texi (Sources): mention this (also that make dist depends on $(BUILT_SOURCES)). * t/built-sources-install-exec.sh: new test. * t/list-of-tests.mk (handwritten_TESTS): add it. * t/built-sources-install.sh: typo. * t/built-sources-check.sh: typo.
	e0d69cc7	2020-09-21T14:16:33	Update documentation of warnings options and strictness levels. The warning categories ‘cross’ and ‘portability-recursive’ were not mentioned in the manual. Also clarify the relationship between warnings categories and strictness levels, and streamline the description of strictness levels by merging the “Gnits” section into the “Strictness” section. * doc/automake.texi (Gnits, Strictness): Combine these sections. Minor revisions to explanation of strictness levels. (automake Invocation): Add documentation of all the warnings categories that have been added since the last time this section was updated. Minor clarifications.
	39fd2153	2020-08-28T17:29:06	docs: automake-history.texi @dircategory Software development. Per thread at: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake-patches/2020-08/msg00006.html * doc/automake-history.texi (@dircategory): Define.
	216d1834	2020-06-06T15:42:54	automake: support AM_TESTSUITE_SUMMARY_HEADER override. This change handles https://bugs.gnu.org/11745. * lib/am/check.am (AM_TESTSUITE_SUMMARY_HEADER): new variable. Default value is " for $(PACKAGE_STRING)", including quotes, to keep the default output the same. ($(TEST_SUITE_LOG)): use it, unquoted. * doc/automake.texi (Scripts-based Testsuites): document it. * NEWS: mention it. * t/testsuite-summary-header.sh: new test. * t/list-of-tests.mk (handwritten_tests): add it. * t/ax/testsuite-summary-checks.sh: fix typo.
	660dfaeb	2020-05-28T17:45:15	docs: promote Makefile snippets that work properly with make -n. This change handles https://bugs.gnu.org/10852. * doc/automake.texi (Multiple Outputs): Split commands than reinvoke $(MAKE) to avoid file removals during dry runs.
	c838e042	2020-05-25T18:30:53	docs: forgot TAR in NEWS; fix " -- " in manual. * NEWS: it seems the TAR envvar was never mentioned in NEWS; add it, back for 1.11.3 when it was apparently implemented. * doc/automake.texi: consistently use "---" instead of " --".

b78b7061

2025-05-20T09:17:04

mdate-sh: support $SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH. From https://bugs.gnu.org/77805. * lib/mdate-sh: if $SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH is set, use it instead of the mtime of any file. Debian was removing @value{UPDATED}, etc., from manuals because of varying output. Try date --date, then date -r, then perl gmtime, then fall back to the file's mtime. Also, warn if more than one file argument is given. (mon_to_month): factor out conversion of Jan to January. * t/mdate5.sh: test it. * doc/automake.texi (Texinfo): mention it. * NEWS: mention it.

68da133f

2025-05-14T14:41:55

doc: Clarify where to put -L and -l options. From https://bugs.gnu.org/78411. * doc/automake.texi (Linking): Clarify that -L and -l options belong in LDADD.

94802547

2025-04-28T15:42:52

automake: algol68: also rename [AM_]A68FLAGS to [AM_]A68CFLAGS. From https://bugs.gnu.org/78033 (automake-patches). * bin/automake.in (a68): change link and compile values. * lib/Automake/Variable.pm: likewise rename. * configure.ac: likewise rename. * doc/automake.texi: likewise rename.

282b016e

2025-04-24T15:07:41

automake: algol68: rename A68 to A68C and AM_PROG_A68 to AM_PROG_A68C. From https://bugs.gnu.org/78033 (automake-patches). While upstreaming the Algol 68 autoconf support it was pointed out that the shell variable A68 should be renamed to A68C and that the macro AC_PROG_A68 should be renamed to AC_PROG_A68C. This is to be more consistent to the support for other languages like Go. This patch updates the Automake side. The Algol 68 code snippets are also updated to use modern stropping, which is the stropping regime now used by default by ga68. * bin/automake.in (a68): change config_vars, libtool_tags et al. * lib/Automake/Variable.pm: likewise rename. * doc/automake.texi: likewise rename. * t/a68-demo.sh: likewise modify.

1608d5e3

2025-04-09T09:44:43

doc: wording, --news-file. * doc/automake.texi: avoid @strong for emphasis; wording. * HACKING: add --news-file option to sample announce-gen invocation.

d36b6020

2025-03-13T14:45:35

doc: Algol 68 typo. From https://bugs.gnu.org/76995 (automake-patches). * doc/automake.texi (Algol 68 Support): Fortran 77 -> Algol 68. (typo from #75807)

94cb76a1

2025-03-13T14:39:59

dist: document bzip3 support. More from https://bugs.gnu.org/73795 (automake-patches). * doc/automake.texi (The Types of Distributions): add item for bzip3. Analogous changes throughout. * lib/am/distdir.am (dist-bzip3): bzip3 does not read any envvars; don't set BZIP2.

621ea898

2025-02-25T09:42:23

doc: tiny. * HACKING: mention tag list. * doc/automake.texi: wording.

2d2ff607

2025-02-24T14:41:48

dist: change tar format default to ustar. Suggested in https://bugs.gnu.org74847. * m4/init.m4 (tar-ustar): make ustar the default instead of tar-v7. * doc/automake.texi (tar-formats): document this. * NEWS: mention this. * t/tar-override.sh: force tar-v7 for purposes of this test.

150f53d4

2025-02-23T19:01:50

doc: Revise `--stderr-prefix' documentation * doc/automake.texi (TAP prefixing stderr): Tweak the wording to clarify, and mention awk input buffering.

de96135b

2025-02-23T10:38:57

doc: tar-pax also works around too-large uid/gid for tar. From https://bugs.gnu.org/73316. * doc/automake.texi (Basics of Distribution): also mention the tar-pax format as a fix for out of range uid/gid for tar.

e29a96c8

2025-02-23T09:57:47

doc: move --stderr-prefix doc details to a new subsubsection. Still in https://bugs.gnu.org/72536. * doc/automake.texi (TAP setup and examples): (TAP stderr examples), TAP stderr prefixing): split TAP examples into new subsubsections. Add discussion of race condition and other reordering from the open bug. * NEWS: mention --stderr-prefix.

2657b484

2025-02-03T18:26:57

tap: new `--stderr-prefix' option to prefix test script's stderr * lib/tap-driver.sh: Add a new `--stderr-prefix' option to instruct the TAP driver to prefix each line of the test script's standard error with the given string. This is useful when `--merge' is enabled and standard error lines might be confused with test results. * doc/automake.texi: Document the new `--stderr-prefix' option. * t/tap-stderr-prefix.tap: New test. * t/list-of-tests.mk (handwritten_TESTS): Add it.

bbb06167

2025-02-02T10:11:24

Add support for the Algol 68 programming language. * bin/automake.in: Call register_language for Algol 68. (resolve_linker): handle A68LINK. (%_am_macro_for_cond): Add entry for am__fastdepGA68. * configure.ac: Look for ga68 and set GNU_GA68 and GNU_A68FLAGS if found. * lib/Automake/Variable.pm (%_ac_macro_for_var): Add entries for GA68 and GA68FLAGS. * t/a68-demo.sh: New test. * doc/automake.texi (Algol 68 Support): New section. * NEWS: Add entry for Algol 68.

61075eab

2025-01-01T14:31:02

maint: make update-copyright

9719ecd7

2024-07-08T15:04:48

automake: info about Automake and Libtool being in different prefixes. In response to https://bugs.gnu.org/71847. * doc/automake.texi (Libtool library used but LIBTOOL is undefined): new node. Tweak aclocal section. * lib/Automake/Variable.pm (require_variables): refer to the new node in the message for LT_INIT. * maintainer/maint.mk (announcement) <AO>: new fn; use it to output a link to the new node for test releases only. * HACKING: mention M-x texinfo-master-menu, et al. * doc/amhello/README: mention that the package is named amhello.

eb20585d

2024-06-18T10:32:09

aclocal: add --aclocal-path option to override ACLOCAL_PATH envvar. From https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake-patches/2022-01/msg00029.html (plus wording tweaks from Karl; and thanks to Bogdan for research). * bin/aclocal.in (usage): relabel output of m4 search path components to be somewhat more correct (Karl), although it's still a mess. (parse_arguments): add new option --aclocal-path=s. (parse_ACLOCAL_PATH): use $aclocal_path instead of hardwiring envvar. * doc/automake.texi (aclocal Options): document it. (dirlist): new anchor so we can reference it. (Modifying the Macro Search Path: @file{ACLOCAL_PATH}): mention the option. (Possible future incompatibility): tone down; it might never happen. * t/aclocal-path-precedence.sh: test the option. * NEWS: mention the new option.

fbf571f3

2024-06-18T08:54:27

doc: preserve old node name. Following 4981e5997 (doc: modernize version control doc). * doc/automake.texi (CVS): insert @anchor{CVS} so this (prior) node name will still work, e.g., in HTML. Reflow surrounding source.

a2d56238

2024-06-17T10:06:25

automake: allow omitting logs of skipped tests from test-suite.log. * doc/automake.texi (Parallel Test Harness): Describe the contents of test-suite.log. Mention IGNORE_SKIPPED_LOGS. (Command-line arguments for test drivers): Document the --collect-skipped-logs option. * lib/test-driver (print_usage): Document --collect-skipped-logs. (collect_skipped_logs): New variable. (gcopy): Use collect_skipped_logs. * lib/am/check.am (am__common_driver_flags): Add the contents of am__collect_skipped_logs. (am__check_pre): Set am__collect_skipped_logs. * t/parallel-tests-without-skipped-logs.sh: New file, based on t/parallel-tests-no-color-in-log.sh. * t/list-of-tests.mk (handwritten_TESTS): Add it. * NEWS: Mention the change.

4981e599

2024-06-07T10:23:59

doc: modernize version control doc Be more generic about version control instead of saying “CVS”. In the specific examples, use Git instead of CVS.

1d35638b

2024-06-07T08:41:45

maint: spelling and whitespace fixes Most of these spelling fixes are just to comments and documentation. However, some affect tests as follows: * t/cond36.sh (tparse.h): Fix misspelling of dependency. * t/disthook.sh: Fix misspelling of file. * t/help3.sh: Fix misspelling of long option. * t/instdir-ltlib.sh: Fix misspellings of macro names. This causes the test to fail, so someone with libtool expertise needs to look into this. * t/tap-no-spurious-numbers.sh (highno): Fix misspelling of shell var.

61357c93

2024-05-31T08:58:23

maint: secondary updates from make fetch. * doc/help2man: restore copyright list as in upstream. * lib/gendocs.sh: update with make fetch. * lib/texinfo.tex: likewise.

0d49ecb2

2024-05-21T09:54:35

doc: test-driver option args are separate words. For https://bugs.gnu.org/70638. As now mentioned in the manual, the description of the test-driver command-line interface has been wrong since 2011 when it was first added. The manual, and the driver usage messages themselves, have consistently shown option arguments joined to the option name with `=' characters, while the implementation of Automake has always provided option arguments in the following argument word, and the provided test drivers only accepted option arguments in the following argument word. Because Automake has never used the `=' syntax, there can't possibly be a working driver which actually follows the specification as written, so, despite the fierce language of the manual, we agreed that changing the specification was the right approach. The `test-driver' program's usage message has already been fixed (#22445), but the full extent of the problem wasn't noticed at that time. * doc/automake.texi (Command-line arguments for test drivers): Fix the table of options to show arguments passed as separate words; add footnote explaining this rather sorry situation. * doc/automake.texi (Use TAP with the Automake test harness): Remove `=' from documentation of `--diagnostic-string', because that was never acceptable either. * lib/tap-driver.sh: Fix usage message. * contrib/tap-driver.pl: Change usage message to match the defined protocol. (This implementation parses options using Perl's `Getopt::Long' module, so it accepts the `=' syntax as specified, but this program isn't actually used.)

fa816226

2024-05-06T08:16:40

doc: update Vala documentation From https://bugs.gnu.org/70557#29. * doc/automake.texi (Vala Support): Update the URL for Vala. Drop the mention of a version requirement, as no current system will have a too-old version of Vala. Note the restriction on conditional inclusion of source files in *_SOURCES.

2fa17ccc

2024-01-23T08:53:18

automake: recommend autoreconf -f with version mismatches. From https://bugs.gnu.org/68674. * bin/automake.in (scan_autoconf_traces): change error to suggest running autoreconf -f. The version mismatch is most likely to happen due to the cache files, which aclocal && automake (the previous recommendation) does not delete. (scan_autoconf_files): likewise. * doc/automake.texi (Auto-generating aclocal.m4): mention autoreconf. Other minor wording changes.

ac64ce26

2024-01-17T14:48:13

python: use posix_prefix instead of posix_local on Debian. From https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=54412#17. (Patch slightly adapted by Bogdan from original by Gianfranco, as posted by Stefano Rivera in message#14.) * m4/python.m4 (AM_PATH_PYTHON): replace Debian's posix_local scheme with posix_prefix. * doc/automake.texi (Python) <pythondir>: say a bit more. * NEWS: mention this.

420b53da

2024-01-17T09:44:49

doc: mention debian python 3.10 changes; master menu; etc. * doc/automake.texi (Creating amhello): mention libtool too. (FAQ): remove spurious leftover "Errors with distclean" menu entry. (Top): Regenerate master menu (M-x texinfo-master-menu).

b80b5c47

2024-01-01T11:29:06

maint: make update-copyright

ea454b4f

2023-12-31T18:28:10

doc: overview of autotools ordering. * doc/automake.texi (Creating amhello): briefly mention the order in which to run the autotools, a la autoreconf. A couple other tweaks.

21ac1161

2023-12-30T15:37:05

dist: Use -9 instead of --best, and only for gzip, to pacify Alpine. From https://bugs.gnu.org/68151. * lib/am/distdir.am (GZIP_ENV): Set to -9, not --best, since Alpine does not support --best. (distcheck): Don't use GZIP_ENV when invoking gzip for decompression, since Alpine does not support -1..-9 with decompression. * doc/automake.texi (The Types of Distributions): Document the change. * NEWS: mention this. (En passant, add more change links.)

01b62818

2023-12-25T15:42:34

test: silent-defaults.sh rerun autotools each time. Follow-up to https://bugs.gnu.org/32868. * t/silent-defaults.sh: rerun $ACLOCAL && $AUTOMAKE for each trial, else test failed. (Why it has always succeeded before now, and/or what has changed, I don't know.) Remake the cache for each trial, for reliability. Echo trial description. * doc/automake.texi (Silent Rules): tweak text. (Unsilencing Automake): new node. Mention make --debug=p to completely unsilence rules.

8f43e75d

2023-12-23T10:44:03

doc: more on help2man and "Errors with distclean". This fixes (the rest of) https://bugs.gnu.org/67891. * doc/automake.texi (Errors with distclean): make a subsection of "Checking the Distribution". Contrast help2man usage examples of Autoconf (includes man pages in distribution) and Automake (no man pages, distributes the help2man script instead). (Checking the Distribution): convert subheadings to subsections. * doc/local.mk: also mention autoconf vs. automake approaches here, and point to the manual. (checklinkx): en passant, remove unused checklinkx exclude.

0fbca7e7

2023-12-10T15:12:00

doc: add advice to list Yacc/Lex generated sources in BUILT_SOURCES. For https://bugs.gnu.org/62791. * doc/automake.texi (Yacc and Lex): it seems to be necessary to list the generated C source file for a Yacc/Lex file, as well as the header file, in BUILT_SOURCES.

fac41f94

2023-12-02T14:33:30

doc: autoconf portability link, python NEWS. More for https://bugs.gnu.org/67268. * doc/automake.texi (Usage of Conditionals): link to Autoconf's Limitations of Builtins, e.g., https://www.gnu.org/savannah-checkouts/gnu/autoconf/manual/autoconf-2.71/html_node/Limitations-of-Builtins.html * NEWS: Python version preferences are not just miscellaneous.

8cdbdda5

2023-11-21T08:30:00

automake: make the ARFLAGS default 'cr' instead of 'cru'. In some GNU/Linux distributions people started to compile 'ar' binary with --enable-deterministic-archives (binutils project). That, however, in combination with our previous long time working default AR_FLAGS=cru causes warnings on such installations: ar: `u' modifier ignored since `D' is the default (see `U') The 'u' option (at least with GNU binutils) did small optimization during repeated builds because it instructed 'ar' to not open/close unchanged *.o files and to rather read their contents from old archive file. However, its removal should not cause a big performance hit for usual workflows. Distributions started using --enable-deterministic-archives knowing that it would disable the 'u', just to rather have a bit more deterministic builds. Also, to justify this change a bit more, keeping 'u' in ARFLAGS could only result in many per-project changes to override Automake's ARFLAGS default, just to silence such warnings. Fixes bug#20082. Reported by Eric Blake. * bin/automake.in (handle_libraries): Use 'ARFLAGS=cr' by default. * doc/automake.texi (Building a library): Mention the changed ARFLAGS default. (@c LocalWords): Replace 'cru' with 'cr'. * m4/ar-lib.m4 (AM_PROG_AR): Cut out 'cru' string into separate ARFLAGS variable with new default 'cr'. * NEWS: Document.

f4b5d415

2023-11-18T18:25:16

doc: mention shell operators preferred over `test` options. * doc/automake.texi (Usage of Conditionals): mention that shell operators (&&, ||, ()) are preferred over `test` options (-a, -o, ). Idea and POSIX url reference from Michael Stapelberg, https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake-patches/2016-10/msg00002.html

df85c29c

2023-11-01T09:25:21

doc: tiny Texinfo cleanups. * doc/automake.texi (Public macros): Missed @var usage. (Dependencies): "The Autoconf Manual" in cross-manual xref.

edd08396

2023-11-01T09:18:57

m4: update invocation of AC_PROG_LEX. * m4/lex.m4: Pass on any arguments given to AC_PROG_LEX. * doc/automake.texi: Describe this. * NEWS: Mention this. * THANKS: New contributor.

2d91e57b

2023-10-30T10:14:51

doc: user conditional for dependency tracking. * doc/automake.texi (Automatic dependency tracking): Describe basing a conditional for dependency tracking on the shell variable enable_dependency_tracking. Mentioned by Nick Bowler. https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/2023-09/msg00004.html * HACKING: Capitalization.

1c618bce

2023-10-06T08:18:33

automake: new option posix to emit .POSIX target first. This patch is from https://bugs.gnu.org/55025. * lib/Automake/Options.pm (_is_valid_easy_option): declare new option "posix". * bin/automake.in (generate_makefile): if the "posix" option is present, add a .POSIX special target as the first non-comment line in the Makefile.in files. * NEWS: mention this. * doc/automake.texi: likewise.

80d755f9

2023-08-05T17:58:10

doc: missing docdir and lispdir in _DATA description. This changes fixes https://bugs.gnu.org/65032. * doc/automake.texi (Data): add docdir and lispdir, index doc_DATA and lisp_DATA.

dbdfa65c

2023-07-20T18:03:27

automake: disable GNU make's internal pattern rules, for speed. From https://bugs.gnu.org/64743. * lib/am/footer.am: Disable GNU make's internal pattern rules. * lib/Automake/Rule.pm (_conditionals_for_rule): Add special handling for these pattern rules from footer.am. (define): Likewise. * t/nodep.sh: Update test to avoid matching the new %:: rules. * t/fnoc.sh: Update test to avoid matching the new %:: SCCS rule. * NEWS: Mention this. * doc/automake.texi (Suffixes): Likewise. (Doc changes written by Karl.)

5c85a9d3

2023-07-13T15:32:34

texi: assume .texi.in generates .texi. This change refines the fix for https://bugs.gnu.org/54063. * bin/automake.in (scan_texinfo_file): if .texi doesn't exist, but .texi.in exists, read the latter for the Texinfo source. Use the @setfilename argument, if present, to generate rules. * t/txinfo-no-texi-but-texi-in.sh: new test. * t/list-of-tests.mk (handwritten_tests): add it. * doc/automake.texi (Texinfo): document this. * NEWS: mention this. (Doc changes written by Karl.)

8859f820

2023-06-29T17:59:48

doc: discuss setting uid/gid information in tarballs. In response to https://bugs.gnu.org/19615. * doc/automake.texi (Basics of Distribution): give example of specifying the TAR_OPTIONS (environment) variable used by GNU tar.

a456dfd6

2023-06-27T18:10:38

doc: discuss workaround for V=99 failing. In response to https://bugs.gnu.org/20077. * doc/automake.texi (Tricks For Silencing Make): state and discuss workarounds for the limitation of $(V) only being settable to 0 or 1.

7db4d7d1

2023-06-24T18:31:29

doc: bring a few examples up to date. * doc/automake.texi (Built Sources Example): use @kbd for typed commands; show current output. (Checking the Distribution): refer to Third-Party Makefiles for the do-nothing dvi target example. Other small wording tweaks throughout. * HACKING: consistently omit $ prompt. Say a bit more about versions of Autoconf. Describe actual current status of branches (only master in use). Give some topic examples. "rerun" not "re-run". Other small wording tweaks throughout.

5b87f66c

2023-05-29T17:54:07

doc: improve NAME string for man pages. This change fixes https://bugs.gnu.org/62853 and https://bugs.gnu.org/62854. * doc/local.mk (update_mans): move $(AM_V_GEN): to calls; include --name="$${HELP2MAN_NAME}". (-%D%/aclocal-$(APIVERSION).1, %D%/automake-$(APIVERSION).1): set HELP2MAN_NAME in environment to pass to help2man.

e5168045

2023-05-27T17:59:51

doc: HACKING bug merge; doc/local.mk help2man update hints. * HACKING: give bug merge example. * doc/local.mk: how to update help2man manually; fix checklinkx sleep comment.

ae8d12e3

2023-05-27T17:55:15

maint: Update files from upstream with 'make fetch' + help2man. * lib/INSTALL: update with make fetch. * lib/config.guess: Update. * lib/config.sub: Likewise. * lib/gendocs.sh: Likewise. * lib/gnupload: Likewise. * lib/texinfo.tex: Likewise. * lib/update-copyright: Likewise. * doc/help2man: now 1.49.1.

f15852df

2023-01-03T21:46:38

rm: convert more cases to am__rm_f Fixes automake bug https://bugs.gnu.org/10828. Clean up a few more cases where we were doing `test ... || rm ...` to avoid calling `rm -f` without arguments by leveraging am__rm_f. These were harder to find in the source due to their constructed nature. The clean programs rules in particular were much more complicated than they needed to be. This logic boiled down to two things: delete the list of programs, and then delete the list without the exeext suffix, but only if the list of programs is non-empty. The check-TESTS rule was converted to am__rm_f, but a simplification was missed where the $list variable is inlined. * bin/automake.in: Delete test -z logic and always call am__rm_f. * contrib/check-html.am: Use $(am__rm_f) helper. * doc/automake.texi: Update examples to match current behavior. * lib/am/check.am: Inline $list variable. * lib/am/progs.am: Rewrite rule to use $(am__rm_f).

2c0a22f9

2023-01-08T17:56:40

doc: overriding targets doesn't mean third-party Makefiles. Fixes automake bug https://bugs.gnu.org/60607. * doc/automake.texi (dvi and distcheck): simply show dvi: as an example of a do-nothing Makefile (xref to Extending), instead of cross-referencing the complicated method in Third-Party Makefiles. (Clean, Extending): wording tweaks.

34bdde96

2023-01-04T02:00:14

maint: make update-copyright

2a1e6f74

2022-10-01T15:03:16

maint: Update files from upstream with 'make fetch' + help2man. * lib/INSTALL: update with make fetch. * lib/config.guess: Update. * lib/config.sub: Likewise. * lib/gendocs.sh: Likewise. * lib/texinfo.tex: Likewise. * doc/help2man: now 1.49.1.

cea8158f

2022-09-27T18:04:20

automake: do not use -Q with emacs invocations. This change is for https://bugs.gnu.org/58102. (By the way, the previous two commits were for bugs 58026 (silent .elc compilation) and 58025 (load bytecomp), respectively, but I forgot to mention them.) * m4/lispdir.m4 (AM_PATH_LISPDIR): omit -Q option. Also (from karl), use -no-site-file (one hyphen) for consistency with the other options. * NEWS: mention this. * doc/automake.texi (Hard-Coded Install Paths): likewise.

fee9a828

2022-03-13T00:12:23

doc: refer to automake manual in all man pages Fixes automake bug https://bugs.gnu.org/54363. There is no "aclocal" manual as it's all integrated into the automake manual, so have all the help2man calls force automake as the manual. * doc/local.mk: Use --info-page=automake for man pages.

d5dc4e0a

2022-02-23T00:44:11

manual: mention LT_INIT The AC_PROG_LIBTOOL macro name is the old/deprecated one, so include LT_INIT here too to avoid confusing people who have switched. * doc/automake.texi: Add LT_INIT after AC_PROG_LIBTOOL.

5c9e117c

2022-02-08T00:39:40

elisp: run emacs with --no-site-file Fixes automake bug https://bugs.gnu.org/21547. If users have interactive site file logic, the lispdir probing can hang, as can the compilation of elisp files. Use --no-site-file to disable loading any of that possible user logic. * NEWS: Note emacs --no-site-file change. * doc/automake.texi: Run emacs with --no-site-file. * lib/am/lisp.am: Likewise. * m4/lispdir.m4: Likewise.

8ff90705

2022-02-06T01:23:47

manual: document Python version support status Clarify to users what versions of Python are supported and until when. This will make it easier for us to decide what versions to support. * doc/automake.texi: Add Supported Python versions section.

9daa34db

2022-01-24T03:08:13

texi: define new AM_TEXI2FLAGS variable To provide a bit more flexibility when invoking TEXI2DVI & TEXI2PDF, and provide a bit of symmetry with .info & .html generation, provide a AM_TEXI2FLAGS setting that is passed to all TEXI2xxx invocations. * doc/automake.texi: Mention new AM_TEXI2FLAGS setting. * lib/am/texibuild.am: Pass $(AM_TEXI2FLAGS) to TEXI2DVI & TEXI2PDF. * NEWS: Mention AM_TEXI2FLAGS. * t/txinfo-many-output-formats.sh: Check for AM_TEXI2FLAGS.

c1b799a0

2022-01-24T02:53:13

texi: pass automatic -I to dvi & pdf generation Fixes automake bug https://bugs.gnu.org/23599. When generating info/html pages, automake adds -I flags to source dirs that contain the texi files, but it doesn't do this for dvi or pdf formats. Instead, automake has been relying on texi2dvi to use makeinfo for expanding macros, and it hasn't done that by default in a long time. Since adding --expand to the texi2dvi call is undesirable (due to bad and unpredictable BEHAVIOR), pass those automatic -I flags directly to TEXI2DVI & TEXI2PDF so they work regardless of --expand behavior. We have to keep the MAKEINFO= setting around as texi2dvi might itself fall back to it if the version of tex is old or broken. * bin/automake.in: Add comment about $makeinfoflags usage. * doc/automake.texi: Mention automatic -I subdir flags. * lib/am/texibuild.am: Pass %MAKEINFOFLAGS% to TEXI2DVI & TEXI2PDF. * t/txinfo-subdir-pr343.sh: Check for -I subdir usage.

975ea4d9

2022-01-19T05:14:47

progs, libs: support _RANLIB overrides Much like we have per-target support for _AR and _LINK, add an _RANLIB override too. This allows selection of specific ranlib tools in case a non-standard archiver tool was forced. * bin/automake.in: Check for _RANLIB per-target settings. * doc/automake.texi: Document _RANLIB override. * lib/am/library.am: Change $(RANLIB) to $(%XLIBRARY%_RANLIB). * t/list-of-tests.mk: Add ranlib_override.sh. * t/ranlib_override.sh: New test. * NEWS: Mention new feature.

4c2c73bf

2022-01-20T02:03:23

aclocal: add m4 search path info to --help Add a short summary to --help of the current paths that will be searched. Make sure to omit this from the man page when running help2man since pre-inst-env specifically clears some and others to the current build directory. * bin/aclocal.in: Include m4 search paths in usage. * doc/local.mk: Run help2man with AUTOMAKE_HELP2MAN=true.

5d022858

2022-01-18T04:47:09

build: fix race in parallel builds As reported by Hongxu Jia: > The automake-$(APIVERSION) is a hardlink of automake, if it is > created later than update_mans executing, there is a failure > [snip] > |: && mkdir -p doc && ./pre-inst-env /usr/bin/env perl ../automake-1.16.1/doc/help2man --output=doc/aclocal-1.16.1 aclocal-1.16 > |help2man: can't get `--help' info from aclocal-1.16 > |Try `--no-discard-stderr' if option outputs to stderr > Makefile:3693: recipe for target 'doc/aclocal-1.16.1' failed > [snip] > > The automake_script is required by update_mans and update_mans > invokes automake-$(APIVERSION) rather than automake to generate > doc, so we should assign `automake-$(APIVERSION)' to automake_script. > > The same reason to tweak aclocal_script. However, rather than update the _script variables to point to the hardlinked copies of the programs, we can have the help2man steps run the existing scripts directly. This makes the relationship a bit more explicit and avoids implicit dependencies on names. * doc/local.mk: Pass $(aclocal_script) and $(automake_script) to $(update_mans). * THANKS: Add Hongxu Jia.

6c8ff6a8

2022-01-12T14:15:12

maint: make update-copyright

40f4b5dd

2021-12-18T18:26:46

doc: %reldir% and %canon_reldir% do not expand to the empty string. This change fixes https://bugs.gnu.org/52500. * doc/automake.texi (Include): correct wrong text. (Along the way, correct plain-text "Makefile" to "@file{Makefile}".)

948c5fa4

2021-11-04T18:17:39

doc: rearrange Multiple Outputs node. This change fixes https://bugs.gnu.org/48188. * doc/automake.texi (Multiple Outputs): move GNU pattern rule approach to the front, since it is probably best if GNU make can be assumed. Suggestion from Frank Heckenbach. Also, remove one of the examples that did not work, per Paul Smith.

f4ac56ee

2021-11-01T18:24:25

doc: correct @node placement for new subsubsection. This change addresses https://bugs.gnu.org/51532. * doc/automake.texi (Linking Multiple Yacc Parsers): unfortunately I misplaced the @node after the @subsection; correct that.

524d9961

2021-10-03T19:48:31

maint: remove trailing white space from a few files * NEWS: Remove trailing white space. * NEWS-2.0: Likewise. * contrib/checklinkx: Likewise. * doc/local.mk (chlx_args): Likewise. * m4/python.m4: Likewise. * t/test-extensions-empty.sh: Likewise.

6f842a90

2021-09-28T18:27:57

doc: show "RUNNING: <testname>" example using [AM_]TESTS_ENVIRONMENT. This change addresses https://bugs.gnu.org/49309. * doc/automake.texi (Testsuite Environment Overrides): new subsubsection, separating out [AM_]TESTS_ENVIRONMENT description. Add example to get "RUNNING: <testname>" when a test starts.

80ad99a6

2021-09-28T14:59:22

doc: tweak Yacc/Lex text; subnode for the yacc linking hack. * doc/automake.texi (Alternative): remove obsolete footnote. (Yacc and Lex): tweak wording, more consistent capitalization. (Linking Multiple Yacc Parsers): new subsection. Also add @shortcontents. Also update texinfo-master-menu (for the first time in ages).

56387843

2021-09-19T15:12:27

python: only use Python's sys.* values if the new option --with-python-sys-prefix is specified; otherwise, return to previous behavior of using the GNU ${prefix} and ${exec_prefix}. * doc/automake.texi (Python): document the new behavior. * m4/python.m4 (AM_PATH_PYTHON): conditionalize use of Python's sys.* values on the new option --with-python-sys-prefix. * t/python-prefix.sh: doc update. * t/python-vars.sh: test both GNU and Python prefix values. * NEWS: mention this.

4ace473b

2021-08-08T18:04:01

maint: Update doc/help2man. * doc/help2man: update to 1.48.24

b2487b78

2021-08-07T17:59:40

maint: Update doc/help2man. * doc/help2man: update to 1.48.2.

522e0d40

2021-08-07T17:54:17

doc: typos from codespell. * HACKING: typo from codespell. * doc/local.mk: likewise. * lib/am/header-vars.am: likewise. * lib/am/lisp.am: likewise. * t/cond24.sh: likewise. * t/cond36.sh: likewise. * t/dist-auxdir-many-subdirs.sh: likewise. * t/link_override.sh: likewise. * t/parallel-tests-console-output.sh: likewise. * t/subobj11a.sh: likewise. * t/subobj11b.sh: likewise.

57688bd5

2021-07-15T18:37:09

automake: silent make output for custom link commands. Patch posted: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake-patches/2021-07/msg00010.html * bin/automake.in (define_per_target_linker_variable): Use AM_V_${target}_LINK if defined as the verbose variable name for custom link commands. * doc/automake.texi (Program and Library Variables): Document the new variable. * t/link_override.sh: Add extra checks for silent make rules. * NEWS: Mention this. * THANKS: new contributor.

a470a47f

2021-07-11T19:19:42

maint: make update-copyright

3d9460bc

2021-07-09T09:03:30

maint: tweak comment wording * doc/automake.texi (List of Automake options): Nit. * t/dist-no-built-sources.sh: Likewise.

13659a73

2021-07-09T09:03:30

dist: add new "dist-no-built-sources" automake option. Fixes automake bug https://debbugs.gnu.org/49317. * bin/automake.in: implement new option "no-dist-built-sources" to omit the dependency of distdir on $(BUILT_SOURCES). (Allison's original patch used the option name dist-pure; trivially renamed.) * lib/am/distdir.am (distdir) [DIST_BUILT_SOURCES]: conditionalize the dependency. * lib/Automake/Options.pm (_is_valid_easy_option): list it. * doc/automake.texi (List of Automake options): document it. * NEWS: mention it. * t/dist-no-built-sources.sh: test it. * t/list-of-tests.mk (handwritten_TESTS): add it.

16569085

2021-07-01T18:21:51

dist: accept .md versions for README et al. This change was suggested by madmurphy; some ideas were taken from the patch he provided. https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake-patches/2021-06/msg00005.html * bin/automake.in (@toplevelmd_ok): new global, listing the files for which we will accept .md versions. (@common_files): remove those files from there. (handle_dist): check for .md if non-.md is absent. (handle_minor_options): check for README-alpha.md. (check_gnu_standards): accept .md version if present. (check_gnits_standards): likewise. (usage): output list of .md-accepted files. * doc/automake.texi (Basics of Distribution): document. * t/toplevelmd.sh: new test. * t/list-of-tests.mk (handwritten_tests): add it. * NEWS: mention new feature.

e7724fb1

2021-06-08T17:58:10

doc: omit "really" from manual. * doc/automake.texi: remove or replace "really".

ccca652a

2021-06-07T18:09:25

doc: --always-make doesn't work. * doc/automake.texi (Rebuilding): the GNU Make option --always-make does not work with Automake. Report from Johan Persson, https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/2021-06/msg00002.html. Also, use "GNU Make" (capital M) more consistently.

337c4bae

2021-05-18T18:34:56

doc: wording. * README: * t/python-virtualenv.sh: * doc/automake.texi: wording, typos, etc.

ed8daa06

2021-05-18T15:11:59

python: use Python's sys.prefix and sys.exec_prefix for PYTHON_PREFIX and PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX; new configure options --with-python_prefix and --with-python_exec_prefix to set explicitly. This change fixes https://bugs.gnu.org/35322. * m4/python.m4 (AM_PATH_PYTHON): use Python's sys.prefix and sys.exec_prefix for PYTHON_PREFIX and PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX, instead of $prefix and $exec_prefix. But use a variable reference to ${prefix} if it is contained within sys.prefix; similarly for exec_prefix. Also support new configure options to set explicitly. (PYTHON_PREFIX, PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX): AC_SUBST these. (am_cv_python_pythondir): use our new $am_cv_python_prefix, substituting ${PYTHON_PREFIX}. (am_cv_python_pyexecdir): likewise. * doc/automake.texi (Python): PYTHON_PREFIX, PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX, document new approach. * t/instmany-python.sh: set PYTHON_PREFIX as needed. * t/python-vars.sh (PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX, PYTHON_PREFIX): also set from Python's sys.{exec_,}prefix; use ${PYTHON_{EXEC,}PREFIX} instead of ${exec_,}prefix.

03d1ab0a

2021-02-22T18:23:16

doc: a_LDFLAGS always overrides AM_LDFLAGS. This change addresses https://bugs.gnu.org/34925. * doc/automake.texi (Program and Library Variables): document that using a_LDFLAGS at all, even in the false branch of a conditional, means that AM_LDFLAGS is ignored.

784fcf21

2021-02-21T18:26:15

doc: [AM_]RUNTESTFLAGS not [AM_]RUNTESTDEFAULTFLAGS. * doc/automake.texi (Other Variables): Change [AM_]RUNTESTDEFAULTFLAGS to [AM_]RUNTESTFLAGS.

89a76c9c

2021-02-11T18:05:15

doc: user flags last does not always allow overriding. This change addresses https://bugs.gnu.org/35526. * doc/automake.texi (Flag Variables Ordering): recognize that user flags last does not always allow overriding.

f80a940a

2021-01-06T17:57:08

doc: discuss AC_* ordering a little. * doc/automake.texi (Optional): mention that AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR must be called before AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE, and recommend that other AC_CONFIG_* macros be called after. This seems to be the most common practice. Autoconf does not currently impose ordering: https://savannah.gnu.org/support/?110416

d2ccbd7e

2020-12-05T18:11:55

tags: support setting CTAGS, ETAGS, CSCOPE vars via ./configure. This change fixes https://bugs.gnu.org/45013. * m4/init.m4: add default settings and AC_SUBST calls for the variables `CTAGS', `ETAGS' and `CSCOPE'. * lib/am/tags.am: remove default settings of the above variables. * doc/automake.texi (Tags): mention and index. * NEWS: mention.

e83520ff

2020-12-03T11:00:53

warnings: be less forceful about a missing subdir-objects option. This change somewhat ameliorates https://bugs.gnu.org/20699. * bin/automake.in (handle_single_transform): change forward-incompatibility message for subdir-objects to be less draconian and less certain that the change will ever be made. * t/subobj.sh: message text has changed. * doc/automake.texi (Program and Library Variables): mention the unfortunate fact that one directory can clean in a sibling, subdir-objects notwithstanding.

1f166f3c

2020-11-24T14:24:22

doc: typo. This change fixes https://bugs.gnu.org/44845. * doc/automake.texi (Vala Support): zardoz.c not zardoc.c.

dd616e2d

2020-11-22T10:13:16

doc: mention overriding SUBDIRS= with TESTS= and recursive make. This change palliates https://bugs.gnu.org/42883, though it's not a real fix. * doc/automake.texi (Parallel Test Harness): with recursive make, when limiting the tests run, also presumably needed to override SUBDIRS.

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e21d46fd

2020-10-27T14:33:46

python: determine Python (3.10) version number correctly. This change fixes https://bugs.gnu.org/44239 (and https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1889732). * m4/python.m4: use print('%u.%u' % sys.version_info[:2]) for the version number instead of merely sys.version[:3], so the numbers are treated as numbers. * t/python-vars.sh (PYTHON_VERSION): Likewise. * doc/automake.texi: Document it. * NEWS: mention it. (Minor tweaks from Karl Berry.)

310edf02

2020-10-23T21:13:09

doc: correct "moved in", to "moved to" * NEWS: Correct wording. * contrib/README: Likewise. * doc/automake.texi: Likewise.

f832992d

2020-10-21T23:31:46

Improve Vala compiler detection: use API version, not compiler version * m4/vala.m4: check `valac --api-version', not `valac --version'. * doc/automake.texi: update documentation.

dbc1c9e7

2020-10-06T18:16:14

automake: install-exec did not depend on $(BUILT_SOURCES). This change fixes https://bugs.gnu.org/43683. * lib/am/install.am (install-exec): %maybe_BUILT_SOURCES% dependency, twice. Basic patch from madmurphy (tiny change), message#8. (.MAKE) [maybe_BUILT_SOURCES]: depend on install-exec. * NEWS: mention it. * doc/automake.texi (Sources): mention this (also that make dist depends on $(BUILT_SOURCES)). * t/built-sources-install-exec.sh: new test. * t/list-of-tests.mk (handwritten_TESTS): add it. * t/built-sources-install.sh: typo. * t/built-sources-check.sh: typo.

e0d69cc7

2020-09-21T14:16:33

Update documentation of warnings options and strictness levels. The warning categories ‘cross’ and ‘portability-recursive’ were not mentioned in the manual. Also clarify the relationship between warnings categories and strictness levels, and streamline the description of strictness levels by merging the “Gnits” section into the “Strictness” section. * doc/automake.texi (Gnits, Strictness): Combine these sections. Minor revisions to explanation of strictness levels. (automake Invocation): Add documentation of all the warnings categories that have been added since the last time this section was updated. Minor clarifications.

39fd2153

2020-08-28T17:29:06

docs: automake-history.texi @dircategory Software development. Per thread at: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake-patches/2020-08/msg00006.html * doc/automake-history.texi (@dircategory): Define.

216d1834

2020-06-06T15:42:54

automake: support AM_TESTSUITE_SUMMARY_HEADER override. This change handles https://bugs.gnu.org/11745. * lib/am/check.am (AM_TESTSUITE_SUMMARY_HEADER): new variable. Default value is " for $(PACKAGE_STRING)", including quotes, to keep the default output the same. ($(TEST_SUITE_LOG)): use it, unquoted. * doc/automake.texi (Scripts-based Testsuites): document it. * NEWS: mention it. * t/testsuite-summary-header.sh: new test. * t/list-of-tests.mk (handwritten_tests): add it. * t/ax/testsuite-summary-checks.sh: fix typo.

660dfaeb

2020-05-28T17:45:15

docs: promote Makefile snippets that work properly with make -n. This change handles https://bugs.gnu.org/10852. * doc/automake.texi (Multiple Outputs): Split commands than reinvoke $(MAKE) to avoid file removals during dry runs.

c838e042

2020-05-25T18:30:53

docs: forgot TAR in NEWS; fix " -- " in manual. * NEWS: it seems the TAR envvar was never mentioned in NEWS; add it, back for 1.11.3 when it was apparently implemented. * doc/automake.texi: consistently use "---" instead of " --".

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