Merge branch 'maint'

[platform/upstream/automake.git] / m4 / tar.m4

diff --git a/m4/tar.m4 b/m4/tar.m4
index aac53d0..d3e23dd 100644 (file)
--- a/m4/tar.m4
+++ b/m4/tar.m4
@@ -1,29 +1,15 @@
 # Check how to create a tarball.                            -*- Autoconf -*-
 
-# Copyright (C) 2004  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
-# any later version.
-
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
-# 02111-1307, USA.
-
-# serial 1
-
+# Copyright (C) 2004-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
+# gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
+# with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
 
 # _AM_PROG_TAR(FORMAT)
 # --------------------
 # Check how to create a tarball in format FORMAT.
-# FORMAT should be one of `v7', `ustar', or `pax'.
+# FORMAT should be one of 'v7', 'ustar', or 'pax'.
 #
 # Substitute a variable $(am__tar) that is a command
 # writing to stdout a FORMAT-tarball containing the directory
@@ -34,10 +20,11 @@
 # a tarball read from stdin.
 #     $(am__untar) < result.tar
 AC_DEFUN([_AM_PROG_TAR],
-[# Always define AMTAR for backward compatibility.
-AM_MISSING_PROG([AMTAR], [tar])
+[# Always define AMTAR for backward compatibility.  Yes, it's still used
+# in the wild :-(  We should find a proper way to deprecate it ...
+AC_SUBST([AMTAR], ['$${TAR-tar}'])
 m4_if([$1], [v7],
-     [am__tar='${AMTAR} chof - "$$tardir"'; am__untar='${AMTAR} xf -'],
+     [am__tar='$${TAR-tar} chof - "$$tardir"' am__untar='$${TAR-tar} xf -'],
      [m4_case([$1], [ustar],, [pax],,
               [m4_fatal([Unknown tar format])])
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([how to create a $1 tar archive])
@@ -45,7 +32,7 @@ AC_MSG_CHECKING([how to create a $1 tar archive])
 _am_tools='gnutar m4_if([$1], [ustar], [plaintar]) pax cpio none'
 _am_tools=${am_cv_prog_tar_$1-$_am_tools}
 # Do not fold the above two line into one, because Tru64 sh and
-# Solaris sh will not grok spaces in the rhs of `-'.
+# Solaris sh will not grok spaces in the rhs of '-'.
 for _am_tool in $_am_tools
 do
   case $_am_tool in