+2011-11-03 Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
+
+ Merge branch 'master' into testsuite-work
+
+ * tests/instspc.tap: Adjust to new portability requirements
+ due to the new AM_PROG_AR macro.
+ * tests/lex-lib.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/extra-portability2.test: Use `$am_original_AUTOMAKE'
+ instead of the obsolete `$original_AUTOMAKE'.
+ * tests/list-of-tests.mk: Update.
+
+2011-11-03 Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
+
+ tests: various minor tweakings, mostly related to AM_PROG_AR
+ * tests/alloca.test: Adjust to new portability requirements due
+ to the new AM_PROG_AR macro.
+ * tests/discover.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/libobj3.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/pluseq7.test: Likewise. Also, make grepping of automake
+ expected error message stricter.
+ * tests/stdlib.test: Likewise, and extend the test a bit.
+ * tests/parse.test (configure.in): Remove redundant call to
+ AC_PROG_RANLIB.
+ * tests/library2.test: Adjust to new portability requirements
+ due to the new AM_PROG_AR macro. Also ...
+ (configure.in): ... add call to AC_PROG_CC, to ensure automake
+ really fails for the expected reason.
+
+2011-11-03 Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
+
+ Merge branch 'msvc' into master
+
+ * tests/instspc-tests.sh: Adjust to new portability requirements
+ due to the new AM_PROG_AR macro.
+ * tests/libobj-basic.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/libobj2.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/libobj15a.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/libobj15b.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/libobj15c.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/libobj16a.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/libobj16b.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/libobj17.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/libobj18.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/libobj19.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/libobj20a.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/libobj20b.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/libobj20c.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/canon6.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/canon6.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/canon7.tests: Likewise.
+ * tests/extra9.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/extradep.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/extradep2.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/posixsubst-ldadd.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/posixsubst-libraries.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/posixsubst-ltlibraries.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/python-virtualenv.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/vartypos.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/vartypo2.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/suffix.test: Update to take into account previous
+ master-only changes.
+ * tests/suffix2.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/libobj7.test: Call automake with the `--add-missing'
+ option, instead of creating a dummy `ar-lib' file, since this
+ test now also runs "./configure" and "make".
+ * tests/suffix5.test: Copy the real `ar-lib' script file,
+ instead of creating a dummy one, since this test now also
+ runs "./configure" and "make".
+ * tests/extra-portability2.test: Fix this test not to rely
+ on the older, faulty semantics of "strictness specification
+ always reset warning level", which has been fixed in commit
+ v1.11-623-g1609491 (see also automake bug#7669 a.k.a. PR/547).
+ Since we are at it, throw inf few other minor unrelated
+ improvements.
+ * tests/extra-portability.test: Explicitly pass `-Wall' to
+ automake calls, for clarity.
+
+2011-10-21 Peter Rosin <peda@lysator.liu.se>
+
+ warnings: new 'extra-portability' category, for AM_PROG_AR
+ * lib/Automake/ChannelDefs.pm: Register new extra-portability
+ warning channel.
+ (switch_warning): Turn off extra-portability if portability is
+ turned off, and turn on portability if extra-portability is
+ turned on.
+ (set_strictness): Silence extra-portability for --gnits, --gnu
+ and --foreign.
+ * tests/extra-portability2.test: New test, checking that the
+ extra-portability channel is silenced by --gnits, --gnu and
+ --foreign.
+ * doc/automake.texi (Invoking Automake): Document the new warning
+ category and its interaction with the portability category.
+ * tests/extra-portability.test: New test, checking the interaction
+ between the portability and extra-portability warning categories.
+ * automake.in (handle_libraries, handle_ltlibraries): Move the
+ AM_PROG_AR warnings to the new extra-portability channel.
+ * tests/ar2.test: Adjust to the new warning channel.
+ * tests/pr300-lib.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/pr300-ltlib.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/pr307.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/pr401.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/pr401b.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/pr401c.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/pr72.test: Likewise.
+ * NEWS: Likewise.
+ * tests/Makefile.am (TESTS): Update.
+
+2011-10-21 Peter Rosin <peda@lysator.liu.se>
+ Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
+ Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
+
+ Add new 'AM_PROG_AR' macro, triggering the 'ar-lib' script.
+ * m4/ar-lib.m4: New macro AM_PROG_AR, which locates an
+ archiver and triggers the auxiliary 'ar-lib' script if needed.
+ * m4/Makefile.am (dist_m4data_DATA): Update.
+ * automake.in ($seen_ar): New variable.
+ (scan_autoconf_traces): Set it.
+ (handle_libraries, handle_ltlibraries): Require AM_PROG_AR for
+ portability.
+ * doc/automake.texi (Public Macros): Mention the new
+ 'AM_PROG_AR' macro.
+ (Subpackages): Add AM_PROG_AR to the example.
+ (A Library): Adjust recommendations for AR given the new
+ AM_PROG_AR macro.
+ * All relevant tests: Adjust to new portability requirements due
+ to the new AM_PROG_AR macro.
+ * tests/ar-lib2.test: New test, checking that AM_PROG_AR triggers
+ install of ar-lib.
+ * tests/ar-lib3.test: New test, checking that lib_LIBRARIES
+ requires AM_PROG_AR.
+ * tests/ar-lib4.test: New test, checking that lib_LTLIBRARIES
+ requires AM_PROG_AR.
+ * tests/ar-lib5a.test: New test, checking that AM_PROG_AR triggers
+ use of ar-lib when the archiver is Microsoft lib.
+ * tests/ar-lib5b.test: New test, checking that AM_PROG_AR triggers
+ use of ar-lib when the archiver is a faked lib.
+ * tests/ar-lib6a.test: New test, checking the ordering of
+ AM_PROG_AR and LT_INIT.
+ * tests/ar-lib6b.test: New test, checking the ordering of
+ AM_PROG_AR and AC_PROG_LIBTOOL.
+ * tests/ar-lib7.test: New test, checking that automake warns
+ if ar-lib is missing.
+ * tests/ar3.test: New test, checking that AR and ARFLAGS may
+ be overridden by the user even if AM_PROG_AR is used.
+ * tests/ar4.test: New test, checking that AM_PROG_AR bails out
+ if it cannot determine the archiver interface.
+ * tests/ar5.test: New test, checking that AM_PROG_AR runs its
+ optional argument if it cannot determine the archiver interface.
+ * tests/defs.in: New required entry 'lib'.
+ * tests/Makefile.am (TESTS): Update.
+ * NEWS: Update.
+
+2011-11-03 Zack Weinberg <zackw@panix.com> (tiny change)
+ Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
+
+ maint-mode: fix botched configure messages
+ This change fixes automake bug#9890.
+ * m4/maintainer.m4 (AM_MAINTAINER_MODE): Fix the "checking ..."
+ configure message related to the enabling/disabling of maintainer
+ mode.
+ * tests/help-maintainer.test: Renamed ...
+ * tests/maintmode-configure-msg.test: ... to this, and extended
+ to cover the fixed bug. Also, since we are at it, make grepping
+ of configure help screens stricter, and throw in some few other
+ changes to reduce code duplication and enhance readability.
+ * tests/Makefile.am (TESTS): Update.
+ * THANKS: Update with Zack's new e-mail address.
+ Report and initial patch by Zack Weinberg, test cases added by
+ Stefano Lattarini.
+
+2011-10-23 Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
+
+ info: allow user to inhibit creation/update of '${infodir}/dir'
+ With this change, we allow the user to request the install-info
+ rules not to update the `${infodir}/dir' file, by exporting the
+ environment variable `AM_UPDATE_INFO_DIR' to the value "no".
+ This is especially useful to distro packagers, and is a definite
+ improvement over our previous hack of looking whether the
+ `install-info' program was the Debian or GNU version -- hack
+ which had been silently broken with recent versions of debian
+ install-info BTW (probably since dpkg 1.15.4, 2009-09-06).
+ This change fixes automake bug#9773. See also Debian Bug#543992.
+ * lib/am/texinfos.am: Don't look anymore at the output of
+ `install-info --version' to decide whether to use it to update
+ the `${infodir}/dir' or not; instead, honour the environment
+ variable `AM_UPDATE_INFO_DIR'.
+ * tests/install-info-dir.test: New test.
+ * tests/Makefile.am (TESTS): Add it.
+ * tests/defs: Also unset `AM_UPDATE_INFO_DIR', to avoid unwanted
+ interferences from the environment.
+ * doc/automake.texi (Texinfo): Update.
+ * NEWS: Likewise.
+ * THANKS: Likewise.
+ Report by Jonathan Nieder.
+
2011-10-25 Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
test defs: new function 'am_keeping_testdirs', for better APIs
* tests/Makefile.am (XFAIL_TESTS): Add lex-subobj-nodep.test,
remove yacc-dist-nobuild-subdir.test.
+2011-10-25 Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
+
+ tests: few improvements to some `ar-lib' related tests
+
+ * tests/ar-lib5a.test (Makefile.am): Also check that the target
+ library has truly been created.
+ (ar-lib): Use the real `ar-lib' script (mildly patched) rather
+ than a dummy one, to ensure better "real-life coverage". Fix
+ botched shebang line.
+ * tests/ar-lib5b.test: Extend the PATH variable to make the dummy
+ `lib' script accessible, instead of explicitly calling it by its
+ relative/absolute path.
+ (ar-lib): Fix botched shebang line.
+ (bin/lib): Likewise. Also, add explicative comments, and make
+ slightly stricter.
+
+2011-10-24 Peter Rosin <peda@lysator.liu.se>
+
+ Merge branch 'maint' into msvc
+
+ * tests/subpkg-yacc.test: Adjust to new portability requirements due
+ to the new AM_PROG_AR macro.
+
2011-10-19 Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
dejagnu: allow the package developer to extend site.exp