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
15 * Better DejaGNU support
16 * Added no-installinfo option
17 * Added Emacs Lisp support
18 * Added --no-force option
19 * Included `aclocal' program
20 * Automake will now generate rules to regenerate aclocal.m4, if appropriate
21 * Now uses `AM_' macro names everywhere
22 * ansi2knr option can have directory prefix (eg `../lib/ansi2knr')
23 ansi2knr now works correctly on K&R sources
24 * Better C++, yacc, lex support
25 * Will compute _DEPENDENCIES variables automatically if not supplied
26 * Will interpolate $(...) and ${...} when examining contents of a variable
27 * .deps files now in build directory, not source directory; dependency
28 handling generally rewritten
29 * DATA, MANS and BUILT_SOURCES no longer included in distribution
30 * can now put config.h into a subdir
31 * Added dist-all target
32 * Support for install-info program (see texinfo 3.9)
33 * Support for "yacc -d"
34 * configure substitutions are automatically discovered and included
35 in generated Makefile.in
36 * Special --cygnus mode
37 * OMIT_DEPENDENCIES can now hold list of dependencies to be omitted
38 when making distribution. Some dependencies are auto-ignored.
39 * Changed how libraries are specified in _LIBRARIES variable
40 * Full libtool support, from Gord Matzigkeit
41 * No longer have to explicitly touch stamp-h when using AC_CONFIG_HEADER;
42 AM_CONFIG_HEADER handles it automatically
43 * Texinfo output files no longer need .info extension
44 * Added `missing' support
46 * Conditionals in Makefile.am, from Ian Taylor
50 * distcheck target runs install and installcheck targets
51 * Added preliminary support for DejaGNU.
56 * More libtool fixes from Gord Matzigkeit; libtool support is still
58 * Added support for jm_MAINTAINER_MODE
60 * New "distcheck" target
64 * mkinstalldirs and mdate-sh now appear in directory specified by
66 * Removed DIST_SUBDIRS, DIST_OTHER
67 * AC_ARG_PROGRAM only required when an actual program exists
68 * dist-hook target now run before distribution packaged up; idea from
69 Dieter Baron. Other hooks exist, too.
70 * Preliminary (unfinished) support for libtool
71 * Added short option names.
72 * Better "dist" support when gluing together multiple packages
76 * Documentation updates (many from François Pinard)
77 * strictness `normal' now renamed to `foreign'
78 * Renamed --install-missing to --add-missing
79 * Now handles AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR
80 * Now handles TESTS macro
81 * DIST_OTHER renamed to EXTRA_DIST
82 * DIST_SUBDIRS is deprecated
83 * @ALLOCA@ and @LIBOBJS@ now work in _LDADD variables
84 * Better error messages in many cases
85 * Program names are canonicalized
86 * Added "check" prefix; from Gord Matzigkeit
90 * configure.in scanner knows about AC_PATH_XTRA, AC_OUTPUT ":" syntax
91 * Beginnings of a test suite
92 * Automatically adds -I options for $(srcdir), ".", and path to config.h
93 * Doesn't print anything when running
94 * Beginnings of MAINT_CHARSET support
95 * Can specify version in AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS
96 * Most errors recognizable by Emacs' M-x next-error
97 * Added --verbose option
98 * All "primary" variables now obsolete; use EXTRA_PRIMARY to supply
99 configure-generated names
100 * Required macros now distributed in aclocal.m4
102 * --strictness=gnu is default
106 * More sophisticated configure.in scanning; now understands ALLOCA and
107 LIBOBJS directly, handles AC_CONFIG_HEADER more precisely, etc.
108 * TEXINFOS and MANS now obsolete; use info_TEXINFOS and man_MANS instead.
109 * CONFIG_HEADER variable now obsolete
110 * Can handle multiple Texinfo sources
111 * Allow hierarchies deeper than 2. From Gord Matzigkeit.
112 * HEADERS variable no longer needed; now can put .h files directly into
113 foo_SOURCES variable.
114 * Automake automatically rebuilds files listed in AC_OUTPUT. The
115 corresponding ".in" files are included in the distribution.
118 * Added --gnu and --gnits options
119 * More standards checking
121 * Cleaned up 'dist' targets
122 * Added AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS variable and several options
123 * Now scans configure.in to get some information (preliminary)
126 * Works with Perl 4 again
129 * Added --install-missing option.
130 * Pretty-prints generated macros and rules
131 * Comments in Makefile.am are placed more intelligently in Makefile.in
132 * Generates .PHONY target
133 * Rule or macro in Makefile.am now overrides contents of Automake file
134 * Substantial cleanups from François Pinard
138 * Works with Perl 4 again.
141 * New uniform naming scheme.
142 * --strictness option
144 * '.c' files corresponding to '.y' or '.l' files are automatically
146 * Many bug fixes and cleanups
149 * Allow objects to be conditionally included in libraries via lib_LIBADD.
152 * Bug fixes in 'clean' code.
153 * Now generates 'installdirs' target.
154 * man page installation reworked.
155 * 'make dist' no longer re-creates all Makefile.in's.
158 * Reimplemented in Perl
159 * Added --amdir option (for debugging)
160 * Texinfo support cleaned up.
161 * Automatic de-ANSI-fication cleaned up.
162 * Cleaned up 'clean' targets.
165 * Automatic dependency tracking
167 * New variables DATA and PACKAGEDATA
168 * SCRIPTS installed using $(INSTALL_SCRIPT)
169 * No longer uses double-colon rules
171 * Changes in advance of internationalization