3 * Better DejaGNU support
4 * Added no-installinfo option
5 * Added Emacs Lisp support
6 * Added --no-force option
7 * Included `aclocal' program
8 * Automake will now generate rules to regenerate aclocal.m4, if appropriate
9 * Now uses `AM_' macro names everywhere
10 * ansi2knr option can have directory prefix (eg `../lib/ansi2knr')
11 * Better C++, yacc, lex support
12 * Random files listed in AC_OUTPUT now removed by "make clean"
13 * Will compute _DEPENDENCIES variables automatically if not supplied
14 * Will interpolate $(...) and ${...} when examining contents of a variable
15 * .deps files now in build directory, not source directory; dependency
16 handling generally rewritten
20 * distcheck target runs install and installcheck targets
21 * Added preliminary support for DejaGNU.
26 * More libtool fixes from Gord Matzigkeit; libtool support is still
28 * Added support for jm_MAINTAINER_MODE
30 * New "distcheck" target
34 * mkinstalldirs and mdate-sh now appear in directory specified by
36 * Removed DIST_SUBDIRS, DIST_OTHER
37 * AC_ARG_PROGRAM only required when an actual program exists
38 * dist-hook target now run before distribution packaged up; idea from
39 Dieter Baron. Other hooks exist, too.
40 * Preliminary (unfinished) support for libtool
41 * Added short option names.
42 * Better "dist" support when gluing together multiple packages
46 * Documentation updates (many from François Pinard)
47 * strictness `normal' now renamed to `foreign'
48 * Renamed --install-missing to --add-missing
49 * Now handles AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR
50 * Now handles TESTS macro
51 * DIST_OTHER renamed to EXTRA_DIST
52 * DIST_SUBDIRS is deprecated
53 * @ALLOCA@ and @LIBOBJS@ now work in _LDADD variables
54 * Better error messages in many cases
55 * Program names are canonicalized
56 * Added "check" prefix; from Gord Matzigkeit
60 * configure.in scanner knows about AC_PATH_XTRA, AC_OUTPUT ":" syntax
61 * Beginnings of a test suite
62 * Automatically adds -I options for $(srcdir), ".", and path to config.h
63 * Doesn't print anything when running
64 * Beginnings of MAINT_CHARSET support
65 * Can specify version in AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS
66 * Most errors recognizable by Emacs' M-x next-error
67 * Added --verbose option
68 * All "primary" variables now obsolete; use EXTRA_PRIMARY to supply
69 configure-generated names
70 * Required macros now distributed in aclocal.m4
72 * --strictness=gnu is default
76 * More sophisticated configure.in scanning; now understands ALLOCA and
77 LIBOBJS directly, handles AC_CONFIG_HEADER more precisely, etc.
78 * TEXINFOS and MANS now obsolete; use info_TEXINFOS and man_MANS instead.
79 * CONFIG_HEADER variable now obsolete
80 * Can handle multiple Texinfo sources
81 * Allow hierarchies deeper than 2. From Gord Matzigkeit.
82 * HEADERS variable no longer needed; now can put .h files directly into
84 * Automake automatically rebuilds files listed in AC_OUTPUT. The
85 corresponding ".in" files are included in the distribution.
88 * Added --gnu and --gnits options
89 * More standards checking
91 * Cleaned up 'dist' targets
92 * Added AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS variable and several options
93 * Now scans configure.in to get some information (preliminary)
96 * Works with Perl 4 again
99 * Added --install-missing option.
100 * Pretty-prints generated macros and rules
101 * Comments in Makefile.am are placed more intelligently in Makefile.in
102 * Generates .PHONY target
103 * Rule or macro in Makefile.am now overrides contents of Automake file
104 * Substantial cleanups from François Pinard
108 * Works with Perl 4 again.
111 * New uniform naming scheme.
112 * --strictness option
114 * '.c' files corresponding to '.y' or '.l' files are automatically
116 * Many bug fixes and cleanups
119 * Allow objects to be conditionally included in libraries via lib_LIBADD.
122 * Bug fixes in 'clean' code.
123 * Now generates 'installdirs' target.
124 * man page installation reworked.
125 * 'make dist' no longer re-creates all Makefile.in's.
128 * Reimplemented in Perl
129 * Added --amdir option (for debugging)
130 * Texinfo support cleaned up.
131 * Automatic de-ANSI-fication cleaned up.
132 * Cleaned up 'clean' targets.
135 * Automatic dependency tracking
137 * New variables DATA and PACKAGEDATA
138 * SCRIPTS installed using $(INSTALL_SCRIPT)
139 * No longer uses double-colon rules
141 * Changes in advance of internationalization