3 * Better Cygwin32 support
4 * Support for suffix rules with _SOURCES variables
8 * Better DejaGNU support
9 * Added no-installinfo option
10 * Added Emacs Lisp support
11 * Added --no-force option
12 * Included `aclocal' program
13 * Automake will now generate rules to regenerate aclocal.m4, if appropriate
14 * Now uses `AM_' macro names everywhere
15 * ansi2knr option can have directory prefix (eg `../lib/ansi2knr')
16 ansi2knr now works correctly on K&R sources
17 * Better C++, yacc, lex support
18 * Will compute _DEPENDENCIES variables automatically if not supplied
19 * Will interpolate $(...) and ${...} when examining contents of a variable
20 * .deps files now in build directory, not source directory; dependency
21 handling generally rewritten
22 * DATA, MANS and BUILT_SOURCES no longer included in distribution
23 * can now put config.h into a subdir
24 * Added dist-all target
25 * Support for install-info program (see texinfo 3.9)
26 * Support for "yacc -d"
27 * configure substitutions are automatically discovered and included
28 in generated Makefile.in
29 * Special --cygnus mode
30 * OMIT_DEPENDENCIES can now hold list of dependencies to be omitted
31 when making distribution. Some dependencies are auto-ignored.
32 * Changed how libraries are specified in _LIBRARIES variable
33 * Full libtool support, from Gord Matzigkeit
34 * No longer have to explicitly touch stamp-h when using AC_CONFIG_HEADER;
35 AM_CONFIG_HEADER handles it automatically
36 * Texinfo output files no longer need .info extension
37 * Added `missing' support
39 * Conditionals in Makefile.am, from Ian Taylor
43 * distcheck target runs install and installcheck targets
44 * Added preliminary support for DejaGNU.
49 * More libtool fixes from Gord Matzigkeit; libtool support is still
51 * Added support for jm_MAINTAINER_MODE
53 * New "distcheck" target
57 * mkinstalldirs and mdate-sh now appear in directory specified by
59 * Removed DIST_SUBDIRS, DIST_OTHER
60 * AC_ARG_PROGRAM only required when an actual program exists
61 * dist-hook target now run before distribution packaged up; idea from
62 Dieter Baron. Other hooks exist, too.
63 * Preliminary (unfinished) support for libtool
64 * Added short option names.
65 * Better "dist" support when gluing together multiple packages
69 * Documentation updates (many from François Pinard)
70 * strictness `normal' now renamed to `foreign'
71 * Renamed --install-missing to --add-missing
72 * Now handles AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR
73 * Now handles TESTS macro
74 * DIST_OTHER renamed to EXTRA_DIST
75 * DIST_SUBDIRS is deprecated
76 * @ALLOCA@ and @LIBOBJS@ now work in _LDADD variables
77 * Better error messages in many cases
78 * Program names are canonicalized
79 * Added "check" prefix; from Gord Matzigkeit
83 * configure.in scanner knows about AC_PATH_XTRA, AC_OUTPUT ":" syntax
84 * Beginnings of a test suite
85 * Automatically adds -I options for $(srcdir), ".", and path to config.h
86 * Doesn't print anything when running
87 * Beginnings of MAINT_CHARSET support
88 * Can specify version in AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS
89 * Most errors recognizable by Emacs' M-x next-error
90 * Added --verbose option
91 * All "primary" variables now obsolete; use EXTRA_PRIMARY to supply
92 configure-generated names
93 * Required macros now distributed in aclocal.m4
95 * --strictness=gnu is default
99 * More sophisticated configure.in scanning; now understands ALLOCA and
100 LIBOBJS directly, handles AC_CONFIG_HEADER more precisely, etc.
101 * TEXINFOS and MANS now obsolete; use info_TEXINFOS and man_MANS instead.
102 * CONFIG_HEADER variable now obsolete
103 * Can handle multiple Texinfo sources
104 * Allow hierarchies deeper than 2. From Gord Matzigkeit.
105 * HEADERS variable no longer needed; now can put .h files directly into
106 foo_SOURCES variable.
107 * Automake automatically rebuilds files listed in AC_OUTPUT. The
108 corresponding ".in" files are included in the distribution.
111 * Added --gnu and --gnits options
112 * More standards checking
114 * Cleaned up 'dist' targets
115 * Added AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS variable and several options
116 * Now scans configure.in to get some information (preliminary)
119 * Works with Perl 4 again
122 * Added --install-missing option.
123 * Pretty-prints generated macros and rules
124 * Comments in Makefile.am are placed more intelligently in Makefile.in
125 * Generates .PHONY target
126 * Rule or macro in Makefile.am now overrides contents of Automake file
127 * Substantial cleanups from François Pinard
131 * Works with Perl 4 again.
134 * New uniform naming scheme.
135 * --strictness option
137 * '.c' files corresponding to '.y' or '.l' files are automatically
139 * Many bug fixes and cleanups
142 * Allow objects to be conditionally included in libraries via lib_LIBADD.
145 * Bug fixes in 'clean' code.
146 * Now generates 'installdirs' target.
147 * man page installation reworked.
148 * 'make dist' no longer re-creates all Makefile.in's.
151 * Reimplemented in Perl
152 * Added --amdir option (for debugging)
153 * Texinfo support cleaned up.
154 * Automatic de-ANSI-fication cleaned up.
155 * Cleaned up 'clean' targets.
158 * Automatic dependency tracking
160 * New variables DATA and PACKAGEDATA
161 * SCRIPTS installed using $(INSTALL_SCRIPT)
162 * No longer uses double-colon rules
164 * Changes in advance of internationalization