3 * configure.in scanner knows about AC_PATH_XTRA, AC_OUTPUT ":" syntax
4 * Beginnings of a test suite
5 * Automatically adds -I options for $(srcdir), ".", and path to config.h
6 * Doesn't print anything when running
7 * Beginnings of MAINT_CHARSET support
8 * Can specify version in AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS
9 * Most errors recognizable by Emacs' M-x next-error
10 * Added --verbose option
11 * All "primary" variables now obsolete; use EXTRA_PRIMARY to supply
12 configure-generated names
13 * Required macros now distributed in aclocal.m4
15 * --strictness=gnu is default
19 * More sophisticated configure.in scanning; now understands ALLOCA and
20 LIBOBJS directly, handles AC_CONFIG_HEADER more precisely, etc.
21 * TEXINFOS and MANS now obsolete; use info_TEXINFOS and man_MANS instead.
22 * CONFIG_HEADER variable now obsolete
23 * Can handle multiple Texinfo sources
24 * Allow hierarchies deeper than 2. From Gord Matzigkeit.
25 * HEADERS variable no longer needed; now can put .h files directly into
27 * Automake automatically rebuilds files listed in AC_OUTPUT. The
28 corresponding ".in" files are included in the distribution.
31 * Added --gnu and --gnits options
32 * More standards checking
34 * Cleaned up 'dist' targets
35 * Added AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS variable and several options
36 * Now scans configure.in to get some information (preliminary)
39 * Works with Perl 4 again
42 * Added --install-missing option.
43 * Pretty-prints generated macros and rules
44 * Comments in Makefile.am are placed more intelligently in Makefile.in
45 * Generates .PHONY target
46 * Rule or macro in Makefile.am now overrides contents of Automake file
47 * Substantial cleanups from François Pinard
51 * Works with Perl 4 again.
54 * New uniform naming scheme.
57 * '.c' files corresponding to '.y' or '.l' files are automatically
59 * Many bug fixes and cleanups
62 * Allow objects to be conditionally included in libraries via lib_LIBADD.
65 * Bug fixes in 'clean' code.
66 * Now generates 'installdirs' target.
67 * man page installation reworked.
68 * 'make dist' no longer re-creates all Makefile.in's.
71 * Reimplemented in Perl
72 * Added --amdir option (for debugging)
73 * Texinfo support cleaned up.
74 * Automatic de-ANSI-fication cleaned up.
75 * Cleaned up 'clean' targets.
78 * Automatic dependency tracking
80 * New variables DATA and PACKAGEDATA
81 * SCRIPTS installed using $(INSTALL_SCRIPT)
82 * No longer uses double-colon rules
84 * Changes in advance of internationalization