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