3 * Better Cygwin32 support
4 * Support for suffix rules with _SOURCES variables
5 * New options `readme-alpha' and `check-news'; Gnits mode sets these
6 * @LEXLIB@ no longer required when lex source seen
7 * Built-in support for assembly
8 * aclocal gives error if `AM_' macro not found
9 * Passed YFLAGS, not YACCFLAGS, to yacc
10 * AM_PROG_CC_STDC does not have to come before AC_PROG_CPP
11 * Dependencies computed as a side effect of compilation
12 * Preliminary support for Java
13 * DESTDIR support at "make install" time
14 * Improved ansi2knr support; you must use the latest ansi2knr.c (included)
18 * Better DejaGNU support
19 * Added no-installinfo option
20 * Added Emacs Lisp support
21 * Added --no-force option
22 * Included `aclocal' program
23 * Automake will now generate rules to regenerate aclocal.m4, if appropriate
24 * Now uses `AM_' macro names everywhere
25 * ansi2knr option can have directory prefix (eg `../lib/ansi2knr')
26 ansi2knr now works correctly on K&R sources
27 * Better C++, yacc, lex support
28 * Will compute _DEPENDENCIES variables automatically if not supplied
29 * Will interpolate $(...) and ${...} when examining contents of a variable
30 * .deps files now in build directory, not source directory; dependency
31 handling generally rewritten
32 * DATA, MANS and BUILT_SOURCES no longer included in distribution
33 * can now put config.h into a subdir
34 * Added dist-all target
35 * Support for install-info program (see texinfo 3.9)
36 * Support for "yacc -d"
37 * configure substitutions are automatically discovered and included
38 in generated Makefile.in
39 * Special --cygnus mode
40 * OMIT_DEPENDENCIES can now hold list of dependencies to be omitted
41 when making distribution. Some dependencies are auto-ignored.
42 * Changed how libraries are specified in _LIBRARIES variable
43 * Full libtool support, from Gord Matzigkeit
44 * No longer have to explicitly touch stamp-h when using AC_CONFIG_HEADER;
45 AM_CONFIG_HEADER handles it automatically
46 * Texinfo output files no longer need .info extension
47 * Added `missing' support
49 * Conditionals in Makefile.am, from Ian Taylor
53 * distcheck target runs install and installcheck targets
54 * Added preliminary support for DejaGNU.
59 * More libtool fixes from Gord Matzigkeit; libtool support is still
61 * Added support for jm_MAINTAINER_MODE
63 * New "distcheck" target
67 * mkinstalldirs and mdate-sh now appear in directory specified by
69 * Removed DIST_SUBDIRS, DIST_OTHER
70 * AC_ARG_PROGRAM only required when an actual program exists
71 * dist-hook target now run before distribution packaged up; idea from
72 Dieter Baron. Other hooks exist, too.
73 * Preliminary (unfinished) support for libtool
74 * Added short option names.
75 * Better "dist" support when gluing together multiple packages
79 * Documentation updates (many from François Pinard)
80 * strictness `normal' now renamed to `foreign'
81 * Renamed --install-missing to --add-missing
82 * Now handles AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR
83 * Now handles TESTS macro
84 * DIST_OTHER renamed to EXTRA_DIST
85 * DIST_SUBDIRS is deprecated
86 * @ALLOCA@ and @LIBOBJS@ now work in _LDADD variables
87 * Better error messages in many cases
88 * Program names are canonicalized
89 * Added "check" prefix; from Gord Matzigkeit
93 * configure.in scanner knows about AC_PATH_XTRA, AC_OUTPUT ":" syntax
94 * Beginnings of a test suite
95 * Automatically adds -I options for $(srcdir), ".", and path to config.h
96 * Doesn't print anything when running
97 * Beginnings of MAINT_CHARSET support
98 * Can specify version in AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS
99 * Most errors recognizable by Emacs' M-x next-error
100 * Added --verbose option
101 * All "primary" variables now obsolete; use EXTRA_PRIMARY to supply
102 configure-generated names
103 * Required macros now distributed in aclocal.m4
105 * --strictness=gnu is default
109 * More sophisticated configure.in scanning; now understands ALLOCA and
110 LIBOBJS directly, handles AC_CONFIG_HEADER more precisely, etc.
111 * TEXINFOS and MANS now obsolete; use info_TEXINFOS and man_MANS instead.
112 * CONFIG_HEADER variable now obsolete
113 * Can handle multiple Texinfo sources
114 * Allow hierarchies deeper than 2. From Gord Matzigkeit.
115 * HEADERS variable no longer needed; now can put .h files directly into
116 foo_SOURCES variable.
117 * Automake automatically rebuilds files listed in AC_OUTPUT. The
118 corresponding ".in" files are included in the distribution.
121 * Added --gnu and --gnits options
122 * More standards checking
124 * Cleaned up 'dist' targets
125 * Added AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS variable and several options
126 * Now scans configure.in to get some information (preliminary)
129 * Works with Perl 4 again
132 * Added --install-missing option.
133 * Pretty-prints generated macros and rules
134 * Comments in Makefile.am are placed more intelligently in Makefile.in
135 * Generates .PHONY target
136 * Rule or macro in Makefile.am now overrides contents of Automake file
137 * Substantial cleanups from François Pinard
141 * Works with Perl 4 again.
144 * New uniform naming scheme.
145 * --strictness option
147 * '.c' files corresponding to '.y' or '.l' files are automatically
149 * Many bug fixes and cleanups
152 * Allow objects to be conditionally included in libraries via lib_LIBADD.
155 * Bug fixes in 'clean' code.
156 * Now generates 'installdirs' target.
157 * man page installation reworked.
158 * 'make dist' no longer re-creates all Makefile.in's.
161 * Reimplemented in Perl
162 * Added --amdir option (for debugging)
163 * Texinfo support cleaned up.
164 * Automatic de-ANSI-fication cleaned up.
165 * Cleaned up 'clean' targets.
168 * Automatic dependency tracking
170 * New variables DATA and PACKAGEDATA
171 * SCRIPTS installed using $(INSTALL_SCRIPT)
172 * No longer uses double-colon rules
174 * Changes in advance of internationalization