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fee9a828 | 2022-03-13 00:12:23 | 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. | |
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d5dc4e0a | 2022-02-23 00:44:11 | 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. | |
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5c9e117c | 2022-02-08 00:39:40 | 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. | |
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8ff90705 | 2022-02-06 01:23:47 | 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. | |
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c1b799a0 | 2022-01-24 02:53:13 | 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. | |
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9daa34db | 2022-01-24 03:08:13 | 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. | |
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975ea4d9 | 2022-01-19 05:14:47 | 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 $(%XLIBRARY%_RANLIB). * t/list-of-tests.mk: Add ranlib_override.sh. * t/ranlib_override.sh: New test. * NEWS: Mention new feature. | |
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4c2c73bf | 2022-01-20 02:03:23 | aclocal: add m4 search path info to --help Add a short summary to --help of the current paths that will be searched. Make sure to omit this from the man page when running help2man since pre-inst-env specifically clears some and others to the current build directory. * bin/aclocal.in: Include m4 search paths in usage. * doc/local.mk: Run help2man with AUTOMAKE_HELP2MAN=true. | |
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5d022858 | 2022-01-18 04:47:09 | build: fix race in parallel builds As reported by Hongxu Jia: > The automake-$(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. | |
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6c8ff6a8 | 2022-01-12 14:15:12 | maint: make update-copyright | |
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40f4b5dd | 2021-12-18 18:26:46 | 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}".) | |
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948c5fa4 | 2021-11-04 18:17:39 | 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. | |
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f4ac56ee | 2021-11-01 18:24:25 | 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. | |
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524d9961 | 2021-10-03 19:48:31 | 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. | |
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6f842a90 | 2021-09-28 18:27:57 | 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. | |
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80ad99a6 | 2021-09-28 14:59:22 | 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). | |
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56387843 | 2021-09-19 15:12:27 | 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 ${exec_prefix}. * doc/automake.texi (Python): document the new behavior. * m4/python.m4 (AM_PATH_PYTHON): conditionalize use of Python's sys.* values on the new option --with-python-sys-prefix. * t/python-prefix.sh: doc update. * t/python-vars.sh: test both GNU and Python prefix values. * NEWS: mention this. | |
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4ace473b | 2021-08-08 18:04:01 | maint: Update doc/help2man. * doc/help2man: update to 1.48.24 | |
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b2487b78 | 2021-08-07 17:59:40 | maint: Update doc/help2man. * doc/help2man: update to 1.48.2. | |
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522e0d40 | 2021-08-07 17:54:17 | doc: typos from codespell. * HACKING: typo from codespell. * doc/local.mk: likewise. * lib/am/header-vars.am: likewise. * lib/am/lisp.am: likewise. * t/cond24.sh: likewise. * t/cond36.sh: likewise. * t/dist-auxdir-many-subdirs.sh: likewise. * t/link_override.sh: likewise. * t/parallel-tests-console-output.sh: likewise. * t/subobj11a.sh: likewise. * t/subobj11b.sh: likewise. | |
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57688bd5 | 2021-07-15 18:37:09 | automake: silent make output for custom link commands. Patch posted: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake-patches/2021-07/msg00010.html * bin/automake.in (define_per_target_linker_variable): Use AM_V_${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. | |
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a470a47f | 2021-07-11 19:19:42 | maint: make update-copyright | |
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3d9460bc | 2021-07-09 09:03:30 | maint: tweak comment wording * doc/automake.texi (List of Automake options): Nit. * t/dist-no-built-sources.sh: Likewise. | |
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13659a73 | 2021-07-09 09:03:30 | 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. | |
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16569085 | 2021-07-01 18:21:51 | 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. | |
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e7724fb1 | 2021-06-08 17:58:10 | doc: omit "really" from manual. * doc/automake.texi: remove or replace "really". | |
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ccca652a | 2021-06-07 18:09:25 | 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. | |
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337c4bae | 2021-05-18 18:34:56 | doc: wording. * README: * t/python-virtualenv.sh: * doc/automake.texi: wording, typos, etc. | |
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ed8daa06 | 2021-05-18 15:11:59 | 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. | |
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03d1ab0a | 2021-02-22 18:23:16 | 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. | |
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784fcf21 | 2021-02-21 18:26:15 | doc: [AM_]RUNTESTFLAGS not [AM_]RUNTESTDEFAULTFLAGS. * doc/automake.texi (Other Variables): Change [AM_]RUNTESTDEFAULTFLAGS to [AM_]RUNTESTFLAGS. | |
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89a76c9c | 2021-02-11 18:05:15 | 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. | |
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f80a940a | 2021-01-06 17:57:08 | 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 | |
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d2ccbd7e | 2020-12-05 18:11:55 | 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. | |
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e83520ff | 2020-12-03 11:00:53 | 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. | |
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1f166f3c | 2020-11-24 14:24:22 | doc: typo. This change fixes https://bugs.gnu.org/44845. * doc/automake.texi (Vala Support): zardoz.c not zardoc.c. | |
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dd616e2d | 2020-11-22 10:13:16 | 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 | 2020-10-27 14:33:46 | 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.) | |
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310edf02 | 2020-10-23 21:13:09 | doc: correct "moved in", to "moved to" * NEWS: Correct wording. * contrib/README: Likewise. * doc/automake.texi: Likewise. | |
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f832992d | 2020-10-21 23:31:46 | 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. | |
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dbc1c9e7 | 2020-10-06 18:16:14 | 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. | |
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e0d69cc7 | 2020-09-21 14:16:33 | 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. | |
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39fd2153 | 2020-08-28 17:29:06 | 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. | |
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216d1834 | 2020-06-06 15:42:54 | 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. | |
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660dfaeb | 2020-05-28 17:45:15 | 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. | |
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c838e042 | 2020-05-25 18:30:53 | 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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14ac16ec | 2020-05-25 18:20:01 | docs: TAR envvar overrides "tar" for make dist. This change finishes https://bugs.gnu.org/9822. * doc/automake.texi (Basics of Distribution): mention that environment variable TAR overrides "tar". | |
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04567be6 | 2020-05-17 09:36:15 | automake: new variable AM_DISTCHECK_DVI_TARGET to override "dvi". This change fixes https://bugs.gnu.org/8289. * lib/am/distdir.am (AM_DISTCHECK_DVI_TARGET): define as dvi. (distcheck): use it, isntead of hardcoding dvi. * lib/Automake/Variable.pm (%_silent_variable_override): add AM_DISTCHECK_DVI_TARGET. * t/distcheck-override-dvi.sh: new test. * t/list-of-tests.mk (handwritten_TESTS): add it. * doc/automake.texi (Checking the Distribution): document this. (Third-Party Makefiles): explicitly mention that EMPTY_AUTOMAKE_TARGETS is not a built-in or special name. Various other index entries and wording tweaks. * NEWS (Distribution): mention this. | |
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656befe5 | 2020-05-07 18:26:33 | docs: make dist implies make dvi. This change handles https://bugs.gnu.org/7994. * doc/automake.texi (Preparing Distributions): make distcheck runs make dvi. (Auxiliary Programs) <texinfo.tex>: mention that make dist runs make dvi, and therefore a TeX system is required when Texinfo sources are present. Add @cmindex entries for all auxiliary programs while we're here. | |
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c211745e | 2020-04-23 17:40:39 | bug#40699: "dist Hook" documentation in manual is incorrect or unclear about write permissions On 2020-04-20 14:59:00 -0600, Karl Berry wrote: > i.e. it does not change the permissions in order to make the removal > work recursively > > Right, I see it now. Had been testing the wrong thing. > > So, can you propose a specific change for the manual? -k I think that it is sufficient to fix the example (the explanation is just below). BTW, the second example is also incorrect. commit a639e5b51cadbaff88ca4059b4db4571c811070c Author: Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> Date: 2020-04-23 17:33:54 +0200 doc: fix dist-hook examples | |
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df5460e0 | 2020-03-31 18:21:22 | doc: update urls in manual and include checklinkx script. * doc/automake.texi: update many urls; http -> https, search.cpan.org -> metacpan.org/pod/distribution, node names, etc. Remove sourceware.org/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl and miller.emu.id.au/pmiller/books/rmch/ as these are 404 and no good replacement is evident. s/perl/Perl/ a couple times in text for good measure. * contrib/checklinkx: new script, a small modification of W3C checklink <https://validator.w3.org/checklink/docs/checklink.html> (W3C license, which is free software), starting from version 4.81 installed from CPAN: https://metacpan.org/pod/distribution/W3C-LinkChecker/bin/checklink.pod * doc/local.mk (checklinkx): new target to invoke it, with variables. * Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): distribute it. * NEWS: mention all this. | |
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3d14ef91 | 2020-03-16 18:29:59 | maint: sync fdl.texi. * doc/fdl.texi: sync with gnulib/doc/fdl.texi, for https://fsf.org and some Texinfo fixes. | |
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8e05f006 | 2020-01-26 18:06:04 | doc: clarify build tree location * doc/automake.texi (VPATH Builds): more words about the build tree location. Suggestion from Jefferson Carpenter, 31 May 2018: <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake-patches/2018-05/msg00003.html> | |
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cf27a3df | 2020-01-01 11:44:41 | maint: make update-copyright | |
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5c466eaf | 2019-10-04 16:39:24 | dist: add dist-zstd option Add support for using the zstd compression algorithm. Use a default compression setting of -19, and ".zst" as the suffix. * bin/automake.in (handle_dist): Add zstd to the list of known dist- suffixes. (preprocess_file): Map ZSTD to dist-zstd. * doc/automake.texi: Document the new option. * lib/Automake/Options.pm (_is_valid_easy_option): Add dist-zstd. * lib/am/distdir.am (dist-zstd): New rule. (?ZSTD?DIST_TARGETS): Add definition. (distcheck): Add a case for *.tar.zst*. * t/dist-formats.tap: Add tests. * NEWS: Mention the change. | |
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5ae02cc8 | 2019-10-14 13:46:55 | maint: make update-copyright | |
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6624f88b | 2018-10-23 20:55:44 | doc: Fix various typos and phrasing This change fixes automake bug#32150. * doc/automake.texi: Various typos and phrasing changes. | |
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fab4fb3a | 2018-01-03 01:52:34 | doc: Document the portability of various tar formats better * doc/automake.texi (List of Automake options): Document the portability of the tar-ustar and tar-pax options better. | |
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bbaa4cdc | 2018-01-04 16:19:30 | maint: Update copyright years to 2018 This update has been made with 'make update-copyright'. | |
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5e202df2 | 2017-09-23 12:19:43 | maint: Make Emacs use 'makefile-automake-mode' * bin/local.mk: Specify mode name in the first line. * contrib/t/local.mk: Likewise. * doc/local.mk: Likewise. * lib/Automake/local.mk: Likewise. * lib/am/local.mk: Likewise. * lib/local.mk: Likewise. * m4/local.mk: Likewise. * t/local.mk: Likewise. | |
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c2757b97 | 2017-09-19 13:43:07 | maint: Reset master | |
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3562e384 | 2017-09-16 13:03:36 | Prefer https: URLs In Gnulib, Emacs, etc. we are changing ftp: and http: URLs to use https:, to discourage man-in-the-middle attacks when downloading software. The attached patch propagates these changes upstream to Automake. This patch does not affect files that Automake is downstream of, which I'll patch separately. Althouth the resources are not secret, plain HTTP is vulnerable to malicious routers that tamper with responses from GNU servers, and this sort of thing is all too common when people in some other countries browse US-based websites. See, for example: Aceto G, Botta A, Pescapé A, Awan MF, Ahmad T, Qaisar S. Analyzing internet censorship in Pakistan. RTSI 2016. https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/RTSI.2016.7740626 HTTPS is not a complete solution here, but it can be a significant help. The GNU project regularly serves up code to users, so we should take some care here. | |
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199e7a44 | 2017-09-16 13:03:36 | Prefer https: URLs In Gnulib, Emacs, etc. we are changing ftp: and http: URLs to use https:, to discourage man-in-the-middle attacks when downloading software. The attached patch propagates these changes upstream to Automake. This patch does not affect files that Automake is downstream of, which I'll patch separately. Althouth the resources are not secret, plain HTTP is vulnerable to malicious routers that tamper with responses from GNU servers, and this sort of thing is all too common when people in some other countries browse US-based websites. See, for example: Aceto G, Botta A, Pescapé A, Awan MF, Ahmad T, Qaisar S. Analyzing internet censorship in Pakistan. RTSI 2016. https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/RTSI.2016.7740626 HTTPS is not a complete solution here, but it can be a significant help. The GNU project regularly serves up code to users, so we should take some care here. | |
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f389ecb8 | 2017-08-31 19:23:42 | Merge branch 'minor' | |
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e94c0186 | 2017-08-31 14:42:13 | build: Rename "Makefile.inc" Makefile fragments to "local.mk" This is done to follow a convention used by a lot of GNU packages. * bin/Makefile.inc: Rename to ... * bin/local.mk: ... this. * doc/Makefile.inc: Rename to ... * doc/local.mk: ... this. * lib/Automake/Makefile.inc: Rename to ... * lib/Automake/local.mk: ... this. * lib/am/Makefile.inc: Rename to ... * lib/am/local.mk: ... this. * lib/Makefile.inc: Rename to ... * lib/local.mk: ... this. * m4/Makefile.inc: Rename to ... * m4/local.mk: ... this. * contrib/t/Makefile.inc: Rename to ... * contrib/t/local.mk: ... this. * t/Makefile.inc: Rename to ... * t/local.mk: ... this. Adapt. * Makefile.am: Adapt. | |
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ab2d33e6 | 2017-08-29 21:15:14 | aclocal: Support ACLOCAL_AUTOMAKE_DIR environment variable * bin/aclocal.in: Reset '@automake_includes' and '@system_includes' in for build environment. Allow setting '@automake_includes' with ACLOCAL_AUTOMAKE_DIR environment variable. (parse_arguments): Ignore 'dirlist' when '@system_includes' is empty. * doc/automake.texi (aclocal Options): Document ACLOCAL_AUTOMAKE_DIR. * bin/wrap-aclocal.in: Remove extra command line options. * pre-inst-env.in: Set ACLOCAL_AUTOMAKE_DIR and ACLOCAL_PATH environment variables. * t/ax/test-defs.in: Adapt. * t/ansi2knr-no-more.sh (warn_rx): Likewise. | |
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dd0b8142 | 2017-08-29 14:16:24 | config: Support AUTOMAKE_LIBDIR environment variable * lib/Automake/Config.in: Let AUTOMAKE_LIBDIR environment variable override the default location for '$libdir'. * doc/automake.texi (automake Invocation): Document AUTOMAKE_LIBDIR. * pre-inst-env.in (AUTOMAKE_LIBDIR): Set AUTOMAKE_LIBDIR. * bin/wrap-automake.in: Don't use "--libdir" option. | |
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361f25da | 2017-08-29 13:04:57 | build: Extend PATH from 'pre-inst-env' script * configure.ac (ACLOCAL, AUTOMAKE): Use 'pre-inst-env'. * Makefile.am (extend_PATH): Delete. * doc/Makefile.inc (update_mans, $(srcdir)/%D%/amhello-1.0.tar.gz) (setup_autotools_paths): Use 'pre-inst-env' instead of $(extend_PATH). | |
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9322f409 | 2017-08-08 23:55:29 | doc: Update to latest help2man This fixes bug#27773. * doc/help2man: Sync with version 1.47.3 to support reproducible builds by using $SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH. | |
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bea673a5 | 2017-07-16 02:01:28 | doc: Fix typo "nothing" => "noting" This fixes bug#24476. * doc/automake.texi (Checking the Distribution): Fix typo. * THANKS: Update. | |
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5864fb55 | 2017-07-16 01:02:49 | doc: Fix typos This fixes bug#23099. * doc/automake.texi (Scripts-based Testsuites) (Parallel Test Harness): Fix typos. * THANKS: Update. | |
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cc7231cc | 2017-06-16 23:07:00 | Merge branch 'minor' | |
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386569b2 | 2017-05-18 14:50:03 | bootstrap: Rename 'bootstrap.sh' to 'bootstrap'. Follow Gnulib's convention of using either "bootstrap" or "autogen.sh" file names for development bootstrap scripts. * bootstrap.sh: Rename to ... * bootstrap: ... this. * GNUmakefile (bootstrap): Adapt. * HACKING: Likewise. * Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): Likewise. * doc/automake.texi (Future of aclocal) (Error required file ltmain.sh not found): Likewise. * maintainer/maint.mk (autodiffs, update-copyright): Likewise. | |
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d8add592 | 2017-03-02 18:55:53 | maint: Update copyright years to 2017. This update has been made with 'make update-copyright'. | |
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cdf80d50 | 2017-02-23 16:40:03 | doc: fix typo "requited" => "required" This change fixes automake bug#25413. * doc/automake.texi (Serial Test Harness): Fix typo. | |
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1370ce5f | 2017-01-01 08:34:49 | maint: update copyright dates for 2017 * all files: Run this command, using update-copyright from gnulib: UPDATE_COPYRIGHT_FORCE=1 \ UPDATE_COPYRIGHT_USE_INTERVALS=2 \ UPDATE_COPYRIGHT_MAX_LINE_LENGTH=79 \ update-copyright $(git ls-files) | |
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2f0293e1 | 2015-01-05 22:55:51 | Merge branch 'minor' * minor: maint: update copyright years to 2015 (branch 'micro') | |
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5de75f07 | 2015-01-05 22:48:33 | maint: update copyright years to 2015 (branch 'micro') Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> | |
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36812809 | 2014-12-30 20:59:22 | Merge branch 'minor' * minor: docs: "make distcheck" implementation details are not to be abused NEWS: improve and adjust in light of the oncoming 1.15 release shell-no-trail-bslash: improve diagnostic in case of failure Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> | |
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4cb0327a | 2014-12-30 20:45:48 | docs: "make distcheck" implementation details are not to be abused * doc/automake.texi: State explicitly and in detail that the exact location and the exact structure of the subdirectory used by "make distcheck" is to be considered an implementation detail, which can change at any time. Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> | |
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033293c2 | 2014-12-22 19:10:55 | Merge branch 'minor' * minor: cleanup: refactor code to initialize DIST_COMMON dist: ordering of files in DIST_COMMON is deterministic now tests: refactor some tests on DIST_COMMON maint: make output of 'gen-testsuite-part' deterministic When computing lispdir, don't load emacs site wide init file. PATH: quote $(PATH_SEPARATOR) as well Improve detection of GNU make, avoiding "Arg list too long" errors. | |
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88ac92b2 | 2014-12-22 17:56:22 | Merge branch 'micro' into minor * micro: cleanup: refactor code to initialize DIST_COMMON dist: ordering of files in DIST_COMMON is deterministic now tests: refactor some tests on DIST_COMMON maint: make output of 'gen-testsuite-part' deterministic When computing lispdir, don't load emacs site wide init file. PATH: quote $(PATH_SEPARATOR) as well Improve detection of GNU make, avoiding "Arg list too long" errors. | |
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3c72ada8 | 2014-07-30 17:41:15 | When computing lispdir, don't load emacs site wide init file. When computing the lispdir emacs was previously invoked with the '-q' option to avoid loading the users initialisation files, however, the site wide initialisation file was still loaded, in some cases this can cause emacs to hang, with the result that a configure can also hang. The lisp code that aclocal causes to be executed reduces the load-path list (in emacs) to empty. The load-path is used by emacs to find packages which it wants to load. Currently, if emacs tries to auto load a package during shut down, and the package is not found, then emacs will hang. This does seem like an emacs bug, but protecting against this in aclocal is simply a case of not loading the site wide initialisation file. In this patch then the '-q' option to emacs is replaced with '-Q', this has the same, the '-Q' option is similar to '-q --no-site-file --no-splash'. * doc/automake.texi (Hard-Coded Install Paths): Update explanation of emacs code used to get lispdir. * m4/lispdir.m4 (AM_PATH_LISPDIR): Update emacs flags. Copyright-paperwork-exempt: yes Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> | |
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682c4456 | 2014-12-19 13:31:46 | Merge branch 'minor' * minor: Fix stupid typo in test, causing spurious failure sync: update third-part files from upstream Make sure AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE has a trailing newline dist: adjust warning messages about shar and tarZ deprecation docs: improve description of ${PACKAGE}, ${VERSION}, and similar variables | |
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78964087 | 2014-12-19 13:09:39 | Merge branch 'micro' into minor * micro: sync: update third-part files from upstream Make sure AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE has a trailing newline dist: adjust warning messages about shar and tarZ deprecation docs: improve description of ${PACKAGE}, ${VERSION}, and similar variables Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> | |
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79c8f00e | 2014-12-17 20:45:47 | docs: improve description of ${PACKAGE}, ${VERSION}, and similar variables In particular, suggesting that $PACKAGE and $VERSION should be aliases of the $PACKAGE_TARNAME and $PACKAGE_VERSION definitions coming from AC_INIT, and not be defined via an obsolete 2-argument invocation of AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE; and why that is the best default, given all our historical baggage. See discussion in http://debbugs.gnu.org/16623 for more information and background. * doc/automake.texi: Adjust. * THANKS: Update. Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> | |
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4b4d6300 | 2014-12-17 18:21:04 | Merge branch 'minor' * minor: Fix dumb logic error preventing $install_sh from being be overridden Automake docs: fix typos and use of British English Expose automake bug#19311 build: fix race in parallel builds build: fix race in parallel builds | |
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58257710 | 2014-12-17 17:53:32 | Merge branches 'pr19311' and 'micro' into minor * pr19311: Expose automake bug#19311 build: fix race in parallel builds * micro: Automake docs: fix typos and use of British English build: fix race in parallel builds | |
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153745f2 | 2014-12-17 17:47:59 | Automake docs: fix typos and use of British English * doc/automake.texi: Here. Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> | |
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a000546b | 2014-04-21 15:12:29 | Merge branch 'minor' * minor: maint: update copyright years maint: sync files from upstream ("make fetch") Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> | |
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a78f63c5 | 2014-04-21 15:10:54 | maint: update copyright years We've been in 2014 already for few months now... Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> | |
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e385260c | 2014-04-21 15:03:47 | Merge branch 'minor' * minor: Typofixes in warning messages and manual Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> | |
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3a851d64 | 2014-04-21 10:22:29 | Typofixes in warning messages and manual Fixes automake bug#16827 and bug#16997. Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> | |
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7573a457 | 2014-04-21 10:09:41 | Merge branch 'minor' * minor: doc: fix encoding error with UTF-8 characters NEWS: a typofix, and better word wrapping parallel-tests: avoid possible implicit "make all" in test-suite.log rule | |
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9b8c797c | 2014-04-21 10:09:25 | Merge branch 'micro' into minor * micro: doc: fix encoding error with UTF-8 characters | |
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49035b4d | 2014-01-03 20:52:29 | doc: fix encoding error with UTF-8 characters * doc/automake.texi: Specify @documentencoding and @documentlanguage, to prevent encoding errors for parts of this input file that are UTF-8. This also causes the .info output to use curly quotes, which is easier to read though it does assume UTF-8 support. | |
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bd31e343 | 2013-12-26 21:01:30 | Merge branch 'minor' * minor: Allow user to extend .PRECIOUS target cosmetics: remove a couple of extra trailing white spaces tests: fix a spurious failure on Mac OS X docs: make clear the JAVA primary is frozen install-sh: a slightly better diagnostic, and tests enhancements install-sh: be stricter in catching invalid usages tests: more significant names for some tests tests: some cosmetic fixes tests: more significant names for a test docs: drop a few obsolescent FIXME/TODO comments, and associated text testsuite harness: report test exit status in log file TAP driver: no need to invoke AC_PROG_AWK directly TAP driver: remove perl implementation (move it into contrib/) Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> | |
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50a08a2b | 2013-12-26 15:46:13 | docs: make clear the JAVA primary is frozen * doc/automake.texi: Here. The JAVA primary is broken in several ways, and will no longer be developed, not even for bug fixes. See also automake bugs #9088, #8662 and #8540. Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> | |
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b04ea3e9 | 2013-12-25 16:44:17 | Merge branches 'fix-pr11814' and 'drop-perl-tap-driver' into minor * fix-pr11814: docs: drop a few obsolescent FIXME/TODO comments, and associated text testsuite harness: report test exit status in log file * drop-perl-tap-driver: TAP driver: remove perl implementation (move it into contrib/) Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> | |
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d1efc3dd | 2013-12-24 21:16:23 | docs: drop a few obsolescent FIXME/TODO comments, and associated text Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> |