2 * Versioned install support back-ported from 1.6
5 * Allow AM_PROG_LIBTOOL again.
6 * Diagnose AC_CONFIG_HEADERS the same as AC_CONFIG_HEADER.
7 * Display distributed file list correctly in usage message.
8 * Allow numbers in macro names.
12 * Deal with configure.ac as well as configure.in -- this time for real!
13 * The version numbering system now allows three point version numbers,
14 such as 1.4.4, without thinking they are alpha release numbers.
17 * Deal with configure.ac as well as configure.in.
18 * Don't complain if `version.texi' is included in multiple places.
21 * Deal with AC_CONFIG_FILES from autoconf-2.50.
22 * Improvements to f77 support.
23 * DESTDIR now works for script targets.
24 * distcheck-hook works correctly.
27 * The version numbering system now allows fork identifiers (such as
28 the p1 in this version of automake).
29 * Cope gracefully with various versions of libtool which may or may not
30 require ltconfig, ltcf-c.sh, ltcf-cxx.sh or ltcf-gcj.sh.
34 * Added support for the Fortran 77 programming language.
35 * Re-indexed the Automake Texinfo manual.
36 * Added `AM_FOOFLAGS' variable for each compiler invocation;
37 e.g. AM_CFLAGS can be used in Makefile.am to set C compiler flags
38 * Support for latest autoconf, including support for objext
39 * Can now put `.' in SUBDIRS to control build order
40 * `include' command and `+=' support for macro assignment
41 * Dependency tracking no long susceptible to deleted header file problem
42 * Maintainer mode now a conditional. @MAINT@ is now an anachronism.
47 * Better Cygwin32 support
48 * Support for suffix rules with _SOURCES variables
49 * New options `readme-alpha' and `check-news'; Gnits mode sets these
50 * @LEXLIB@ no longer required when lex source seen
51 Lex support in `missing', and new lex macro. Update your missing script.
52 * Built-in support for assembly
53 * aclocal gives error if `AM_' macro not found
54 * Passed YFLAGS, not YACCFLAGS, to yacc
55 * AM_PROG_CC_STDC does not have to come before AC_PROG_CPP
56 * Dependencies computed as a side effect of compilation
57 * Preliminary support for Java
58 * DESTDIR support at "make install" time
59 * Improved ansi2knr support; you must use the latest ansi2knr.c (included)
63 * Better DejaGNU support
64 * Added no-installinfo option
65 * Added Emacs Lisp support
66 * Added --no-force option
67 * Included `aclocal' program
68 * Automake will now generate rules to regenerate aclocal.m4, if appropriate
69 * Now uses `AM_' macro names everywhere
70 * ansi2knr option can have directory prefix (eg `../lib/ansi2knr')
71 ansi2knr now works correctly on K&R sources
72 * Better C++, yacc, lex support
73 * Will compute _DEPENDENCIES variables automatically if not supplied
74 * Will interpolate $(...) and ${...} when examining contents of a variable
75 * .deps files now in build directory, not source directory; dependency
76 handling generally rewritten
77 * DATA, MANS and BUILT_SOURCES no longer included in distribution
78 * can now put config.h into a subdir
79 * Added dist-all target
80 * Support for install-info program (see texinfo 3.9)
81 * Support for "yacc -d"
82 * configure substitutions are automatically discovered and included
83 in generated Makefile.in
84 * Special --cygnus mode
85 * OMIT_DEPENDENCIES can now hold list of dependencies to be omitted
86 when making distribution. Some dependencies are auto-ignored.
87 * Changed how libraries are specified in _LIBRARIES variable
88 * Full libtool support, from Gord Matzigkeit
89 * No longer have to explicitly touch stamp-h when using AC_CONFIG_HEADER;
90 AM_CONFIG_HEADER handles it automatically
91 * Texinfo output files no longer need .info extension
92 * Added `missing' support
94 * Conditionals in Makefile.am, from Ian Taylor
98 * distcheck target runs install and installcheck targets
99 * Added preliminary support for DejaGNU.
104 * More libtool fixes from Gord Matzigkeit; libtool support is still
106 * Added support for jm_MAINTAINER_MODE
108 * New "distcheck" target
112 * mkinstalldirs and mdate-sh now appear in directory specified by
114 * Removed DIST_SUBDIRS, DIST_OTHER
115 * AC_ARG_PROGRAM only required when an actual program exists
116 * dist-hook target now run before distribution packaged up; idea from
117 Dieter Baron. Other hooks exist, too.
118 * Preliminary (unfinished) support for libtool
119 * Added short option names.
120 * Better "dist" support when gluing together multiple packages
124 * Documentation updates (many from François Pinard)
125 * strictness `normal' now renamed to `foreign'
126 * Renamed --install-missing to --add-missing
127 * Now handles AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR
128 * Now handles TESTS macro
129 * DIST_OTHER renamed to EXTRA_DIST
130 * DIST_SUBDIRS is deprecated
131 * @ALLOCA@ and @LIBOBJS@ now work in _LDADD variables
132 * Better error messages in many cases
133 * Program names are canonicalized
134 * Added "check" prefix; from Gord Matzigkeit
138 * configure.in scanner knows about AC_PATH_XTRA, AC_OUTPUT ":" syntax
139 * Beginnings of a test suite
140 * Automatically adds -I options for $(srcdir), ".", and path to config.h
141 * Doesn't print anything when running
142 * Beginnings of MAINT_CHARSET support
143 * Can specify version in AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS
144 * Most errors recognizable by Emacs' M-x next-error
145 * Added --verbose option
146 * All "primary" variables now obsolete; use EXTRA_PRIMARY to supply
147 configure-generated names
148 * Required macros now distributed in aclocal.m4
150 * --strictness=gnu is default
154 * More sophisticated configure.in scanning; now understands ALLOCA and
155 LIBOBJS directly, handles AC_CONFIG_HEADER more precisely, etc.
156 * TEXINFOS and MANS now obsolete; use info_TEXINFOS and man_MANS instead.
157 * CONFIG_HEADER variable now obsolete
158 * Can handle multiple Texinfo sources
159 * Allow hierarchies deeper than 2. From Gord Matzigkeit.
160 * HEADERS variable no longer needed; now can put .h files directly into
161 foo_SOURCES variable.
162 * Automake automatically rebuilds files listed in AC_OUTPUT. The
163 corresponding ".in" files are included in the distribution.
166 * Added --gnu and --gnits options
167 * More standards checking
169 * Cleaned up 'dist' targets
170 * Added AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS variable and several options
171 * Now scans configure.in to get some information (preliminary)
174 * Works with Perl 4 again
177 * Added --install-missing option.
178 * Pretty-prints generated macros and rules
179 * Comments in Makefile.am are placed more intelligently in Makefile.in
180 * Generates .PHONY target
181 * Rule or macro in Makefile.am now overrides contents of Automake file
182 * Substantial cleanups from François Pinard
186 * Works with Perl 4 again.
189 * New uniform naming scheme.
190 * --strictness option
192 * '.c' files corresponding to '.y' or '.l' files are automatically
194 * Many bug fixes and cleanups
197 * Allow objects to be conditionally included in libraries via lib_LIBADD.
200 * Bug fixes in 'clean' code.
201 * Now generates 'installdirs' target.
202 * man page installation reworked.
203 * 'make dist' no longer re-creates all Makefile.in's.
206 * Reimplemented in Perl
207 * Added --amdir option (for debugging)
208 * Texinfo support cleaned up.
209 * Automatic de-ANSI-fication cleaned up.
210 * Cleaned up 'clean' targets.
213 * Automatic dependency tracking
215 * New variables DATA and PACKAGEDATA
216 * SCRIPTS installed using $(INSTALL_SCRIPT)
217 * No longer uses double-colon rules
219 * Changes in advance of internationalization