4 * More libtool fixes from Gord Matzigkeit; libtool support is still
6 * Added support for jm_MAINTAINER_MODE
8 * New "distcheck" target
12 * mkinstalldirs and mdate-sh now appear in directory specified by
14 * Removed DIST_SUBDIRS, DIST_OTHER
15 * AC_ARG_PROGRAM only required when an actual program exists
16 * dist-hook target now run before distribution packaged up; idea from
17 Dieter Baron. Other hooks exist, too.
18 * Preliminary (unfinished) support for libtool
19 * Added short option names.
20 * Better "dist" support when gluing together multiple packages
24 * Documentation updates (many from François Pinard)
25 * strictness `normal' now renamed to `foreign'
26 * Renamed --install-missing to --add-missing
27 * Now handles AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR
28 * Now handles TESTS macro
29 * DIST_OTHER renamed to EXTRA_DIST
30 * DIST_SUBDIRS is deprecated
31 * @ALLOCA@ and @LIBOBJS@ now work in _LDADD variables
32 * Better error messages in many cases
33 * Program names are canonicalized
34 * Added "check" prefix; from Gord Matzigkeit
38 * configure.in scanner knows about AC_PATH_XTRA, AC_OUTPUT ":" syntax
39 * Beginnings of a test suite
40 * Automatically adds -I options for $(srcdir), ".", and path to config.h
41 * Doesn't print anything when running
42 * Beginnings of MAINT_CHARSET support
43 * Can specify version in AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS
44 * Most errors recognizable by Emacs' M-x next-error
45 * Added --verbose option
46 * All "primary" variables now obsolete; use EXTRA_PRIMARY to supply
47 configure-generated names
48 * Required macros now distributed in aclocal.m4
50 * --strictness=gnu is default
54 * More sophisticated configure.in scanning; now understands ALLOCA and
55 LIBOBJS directly, handles AC_CONFIG_HEADER more precisely, etc.
56 * TEXINFOS and MANS now obsolete; use info_TEXINFOS and man_MANS instead.
57 * CONFIG_HEADER variable now obsolete
58 * Can handle multiple Texinfo sources
59 * Allow hierarchies deeper than 2. From Gord Matzigkeit.
60 * HEADERS variable no longer needed; now can put .h files directly into
62 * Automake automatically rebuilds files listed in AC_OUTPUT. The
63 corresponding ".in" files are included in the distribution.
66 * Added --gnu and --gnits options
67 * More standards checking
69 * Cleaned up 'dist' targets
70 * Added AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS variable and several options
71 * Now scans configure.in to get some information (preliminary)
74 * Works with Perl 4 again
77 * Added --install-missing option.
78 * Pretty-prints generated macros and rules
79 * Comments in Makefile.am are placed more intelligently in Makefile.in
80 * Generates .PHONY target
81 * Rule or macro in Makefile.am now overrides contents of Automake file
82 * Substantial cleanups from François Pinard
86 * Works with Perl 4 again.
89 * New uniform naming scheme.
92 * '.c' files corresponding to '.y' or '.l' files are automatically
94 * Many bug fixes and cleanups
97 * Allow objects to be conditionally included in libraries via lib_LIBADD.
100 * Bug fixes in 'clean' code.
101 * Now generates 'installdirs' target.
102 * man page installation reworked.
103 * 'make dist' no longer re-creates all Makefile.in's.
106 * Reimplemented in Perl
107 * Added --amdir option (for debugging)
108 * Texinfo support cleaned up.
109 * Automatic de-ANSI-fication cleaned up.
110 * Cleaned up 'clean' targets.
113 * Automatic dependency tracking
115 * New variables DATA and PACKAGEDATA
116 * SCRIPTS installed using $(INSTALL_SCRIPT)
117 * No longer uses double-colon rules
119 * Changes in advance of internationalization