2 * Faster AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE (requires update of `missing' script)
3 * User-side dependency tracking. Developers no longer need GNU make
6 * Uses DIST_SUBDIRS in some situations when SUBDIRS is conditional
8 * Many files (but not all) are correctly handled if they appear in subdirs
9 For instance, a _DATA file can appear in a subdir
10 * GNU tar is no longer required for `make dist'
11 * Added support for `dist_' and `nodist_' prefixes
12 * Compiled Java support
13 * Support for per-executable and per-library compilation flags
17 * Added support for the Fortran 77 programming language.
18 * Re-indexed the Automake Texinfo manual.
19 * Added `AM_FOOFLAGS' variable for each compiler invocation;
20 e.g. AM_CFLAGS can be used in Makefile.am to set C compiler flags
21 * Support for latest autoconf, including support for objext
22 * Can now put `.' in SUBDIRS to control build order
23 * `include' command and `+=' support for macro assignment
24 * Dependency tracking no long susceptible to deleted header file problem
25 * Maintainer mode now a conditional. @MAINT@ is now an anachronism.
30 * Better Cygwin32 support
31 * Support for suffix rules with _SOURCES variables
32 * New options `readme-alpha' and `check-news'; Gnits mode sets these
33 * @LEXLIB@ no longer required when lex source seen
34 Lex support in `missing', and new lex macro. Update your missing script.
35 * Built-in support for assembly
36 * aclocal gives error if `AM_' macro not found
37 * Passed YFLAGS, not YACCFLAGS, to yacc
38 * AM_PROG_CC_STDC does not have to come before AC_PROG_CPP
39 * Dependencies computed as a side effect of compilation
40 * Preliminary support for Java
41 * DESTDIR support at "make install" time
42 * Improved ansi2knr support; you must use the latest ansi2knr.c (included)
46 * Better DejaGNU support
47 * Added no-installinfo option
48 * Added Emacs Lisp support
49 * Added --no-force option
50 * Included `aclocal' program
51 * Automake will now generate rules to regenerate aclocal.m4, if appropriate
52 * Now uses `AM_' macro names everywhere
53 * ansi2knr option can have directory prefix (eg `../lib/ansi2knr')
54 ansi2knr now works correctly on K&R sources
55 * Better C++, yacc, lex support
56 * Will compute _DEPENDENCIES variables automatically if not supplied
57 * Will interpolate $(...) and ${...} when examining contents of a variable
58 * .deps files now in build directory, not source directory; dependency
59 handling generally rewritten
60 * DATA, MANS and BUILT_SOURCES no longer included in distribution
61 * can now put config.h into a subdir
62 * Added dist-all target
63 * Support for install-info program (see texinfo 3.9)
64 * Support for "yacc -d"
65 * configure substitutions are automatically discovered and included
66 in generated Makefile.in
67 * Special --cygnus mode
68 * OMIT_DEPENDENCIES can now hold list of dependencies to be omitted
69 when making distribution. Some dependencies are auto-ignored.
70 * Changed how libraries are specified in _LIBRARIES variable
71 * Full libtool support, from Gord Matzigkeit
72 * No longer have to explicitly touch stamp-h when using AC_CONFIG_HEADER;
73 AM_CONFIG_HEADER handles it automatically
74 * Texinfo output files no longer need .info extension
75 * Added `missing' support
77 * Conditionals in Makefile.am, from Ian Taylor
81 * distcheck target runs install and installcheck targets
82 * Added preliminary support for DejaGNU.
87 * More libtool fixes from Gord Matzigkeit; libtool support is still
89 * Added support for jm_MAINTAINER_MODE
91 * New "distcheck" target
95 * mkinstalldirs and mdate-sh now appear in directory specified by
97 * Removed DIST_SUBDIRS, DIST_OTHER
98 * AC_ARG_PROGRAM only required when an actual program exists
99 * dist-hook target now run before distribution packaged up; idea from
100 Dieter Baron. Other hooks exist, too.
101 * Preliminary (unfinished) support for libtool
102 * Added short option names.
103 * Better "dist" support when gluing together multiple packages
107 * Documentation updates (many from François Pinard)
108 * strictness `normal' now renamed to `foreign'
109 * Renamed --install-missing to --add-missing
110 * Now handles AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR
111 * Now handles TESTS macro
112 * DIST_OTHER renamed to EXTRA_DIST
113 * DIST_SUBDIRS is deprecated
114 * @ALLOCA@ and @LIBOBJS@ now work in _LDADD variables
115 * Better error messages in many cases
116 * Program names are canonicalized
117 * Added "check" prefix; from Gord Matzigkeit
121 * configure.in scanner knows about AC_PATH_XTRA, AC_OUTPUT ":" syntax
122 * Beginnings of a test suite
123 * Automatically adds -I options for $(srcdir), ".", and path to config.h
124 * Doesn't print anything when running
125 * Beginnings of MAINT_CHARSET support
126 * Can specify version in AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS
127 * Most errors recognizable by Emacs' M-x next-error
128 * Added --verbose option
129 * All "primary" variables now obsolete; use EXTRA_PRIMARY to supply
130 configure-generated names
131 * Required macros now distributed in aclocal.m4
133 * --strictness=gnu is default
137 * More sophisticated configure.in scanning; now understands ALLOCA and
138 LIBOBJS directly, handles AC_CONFIG_HEADER more precisely, etc.
139 * TEXINFOS and MANS now obsolete; use info_TEXINFOS and man_MANS instead.
140 * CONFIG_HEADER variable now obsolete
141 * Can handle multiple Texinfo sources
142 * Allow hierarchies deeper than 2. From Gord Matzigkeit.
143 * HEADERS variable no longer needed; now can put .h files directly into
144 foo_SOURCES variable.
145 * Automake automatically rebuilds files listed in AC_OUTPUT. The
146 corresponding ".in" files are included in the distribution.
149 * Added --gnu and --gnits options
150 * More standards checking
152 * Cleaned up 'dist' targets
153 * Added AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS variable and several options
154 * Now scans configure.in to get some information (preliminary)
157 * Works with Perl 4 again
160 * Added --install-missing option.
161 * Pretty-prints generated macros and rules
162 * Comments in Makefile.am are placed more intelligently in Makefile.in
163 * Generates .PHONY target
164 * Rule or macro in Makefile.am now overrides contents of Automake file
165 * Substantial cleanups from François Pinard
169 * Works with Perl 4 again.
172 * New uniform naming scheme.
173 * --strictness option
175 * '.c' files corresponding to '.y' or '.l' files are automatically
177 * Many bug fixes and cleanups
180 * Allow objects to be conditionally included in libraries via lib_LIBADD.
183 * Bug fixes in 'clean' code.
184 * Now generates 'installdirs' target.
185 * man page installation reworked.
186 * 'make dist' no longer re-creates all Makefile.in's.
189 * Reimplemented in Perl
190 * Added --amdir option (for debugging)
191 * Texinfo support cleaned up.
192 * Automatic de-ANSI-fication cleaned up.
193 * Cleaned up 'clean' targets.
196 * Automatic dependency tracking
198 * New variables DATA and PACKAGEDATA
199 * SCRIPTS installed using $(INSTALL_SCRIPT)
200 * No longer uses double-colon rules
202 * Changes in advance of internationalization