* m4/as.m4 (AM_PROG_AS): Check dependency tracking mode for CCAS.

* automake.in (cppasm): Use the dependency tracking more for CCAS.
* doc/automake.texi (Assembly Support): Note that *.S are
preprocessed with CPPFLAGS.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index dd396a0..065d617 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2004-10-10  Martin Waitz  <tali@admingilde.org>  (tiny change)
+
+       * m4/as.m4 (AM_PROG_AS): Check dependency tracking mode for CCAS.
+       * automake.in (cppasm): Use the dependency tracking more for CCAS.
+       * doc/automake.texi (Assembly Support): Note that *.S are
+       preprocessed with CPPFLAGS.
+
 2004-10-10  Ralf Corsepius <corsepiu@faw.uni-ulm.de>
 
        * automake.in (Languages): Split .s (asm) and .S (cppasm) into

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 385122b..c80ecb5 100644 (file)
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ New in 1.9a:
     overwriting existing files if AM_MAINTAINER_MODE and maintainer-mode
     is not enabled.
 
-  - Preprocessed assembler (*.S) compilation now honnor CPPFLAGS,
-    AM_CPPFLAGS and per-target _CPPFLAGS, unlike non-preprocessed
-    assembler (*.s).
+  - Preprocessed assembler (*.S) compilation now honnors CPPFLAGS,
+    AM_CPPFLAGS and per-target _CPPFLAGS, and supports dependency
+    tracking, unlike non-preprocessed assembler (*.s).
 \f
 New in 1.9:
 

diff --git a/THANKS b/THANKS
index 8f2a2cb..8e30d57 100644 (file)
--- a/THANKS
+++ b/THANKS
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ Mark Phillips               msp@nortelnetworks.com
 Markku Rossi           mtr@ngs.fi
 Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer        k3040e4@wildsau.idv-edu.uni-linz.ac.at
 Martin Frydl           martin@idoox.com
+Martin Waitz           tali@admingilde.org
 Mathias Doreille       doreille@smr.ch
 Matt Leach             mleach@cygnus.com
 Matthew D. Langston    langston@SLAC.Stanford.EDU

diff --git a/automake.in b/automake.in
index d10118a..3cd0acc 100755 (executable)
--- a/automake.in
+++ b/automake.in
@@ -816,7 +816,8 @@ register_language ('name' => 'cppasm',
                   'Name' => 'Preprocessed Assembler',
                   'config_vars' => ['CCAS', 'CCASFLAGS'],
 
-                  'flags' => ['CCASFLAGS','CPPFLAGS'],
+                  'autodep' => 'CCAS',
+                  'flags' => ['CCASFLAGS', 'CPPFLAGS'],
                   # Users can set AM_ASFLAGS to include DEFS, INCLUDES,
                   # or anything else required.  They can also set CCAS.
                   'compile' => '$(CCAS) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CCASFLAGS) $(CCASFLAGS)',

diff --git a/doc/automake.texi b/doc/automake.texi
index 3390f08..4aeeaa1 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/automake.texi
+++ b/doc/automake.texi
@@ -3897,21 +3897,25 @@ The command used to actually link a C++ program.
 @node Assembly Support
 @section Assembly Support
 
-Automake includes some support for assembly code.
+Automake includes some support for assembly code.  There are two forms
+of assembler files: normal (@file{*.s}) and preprocessed by @code{CPP}
+(@file{*.S}).
 
 The variable @code{CCAS} holds the name of the compiler used to build
 assembly code.  This compiler must work a bit like a C compiler; in
 particular it must accept @samp{-c} and @samp{-o}.  The value of
-@code{CCASFLAGS} is passed to the compilation.
+@code{CCASFLAGS} (and @code{CPPFLAGS} for preprocessed files) is passed
+to the compilation.
 @vindex CCAS
 @vindex CCASFLAGS
+@vindex CPPFLAGS
 
 You are required to set @code{CCAS} and @code{CCASFLAGS} via
 @file{configure.ac}.  The autoconf macro @code{AM_PROG_AS} will do this
 for you.  Unless they are already set, it simply sets @code{CCAS} to the
 C compiler and @code{CCASFLAGS} to the C compiler flags.
 
-Only the suffixes @samp{.s} and @samp{.S} are recognized by
+Only the suffixes @file{.s} and @file{.S} are recognized by
 @code{automake} as being files containing assembly code.
 
 

diff --git a/doc/stamp-vti b/doc/stamp-vti
index bfef3c6..4e1bae8 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/stamp-vti
+++ b/doc/stamp-vti
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@set UPDATED 25 September 2004
-@set UPDATED-MONTH September 2004
+@set UPDATED 10 October 2004
+@set UPDATED-MONTH October 2004
 @set EDITION 1.9a
 @set VERSION 1.9a

diff --git a/doc/version.texi b/doc/version.texi
index bfef3c6..4e1bae8 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/version.texi
+++ b/doc/version.texi
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@set UPDATED 25 September 2004
-@set UPDATED-MONTH September 2004
+@set UPDATED 10 October 2004
+@set UPDATED-MONTH October 2004
 @set EDITION 1.9a
 @set VERSION 1.9a

diff --git a/m4/as.m4 b/m4/as.m4
index 8c043fc..ac66df1 100644 (file)
--- a/m4/as.m4
+++ b/m4/as.m4
@@ -28,4 +28,5 @@ test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
 test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
 AC_ARG_VAR([CCAS],      [assembler compiler command (defaults to CC)])
 AC_ARG_VAR([CCASFLAGS], [assembler compiler flags (defaults to CFLAGS)])
+_AM_DEPENDENCIES([CCAS])
 ])