2 * Many files (but not all) are correctly handled if they appear in subdirs
3 For instance, a _DATA file can appear in a subdir
4 * GNU tar is no longer required for `make dist'
5 * Added support for `dist_' and `nodist_' prefixes
6 * Compiled Java support
7 * Support for per-executable and per-library compilation flags
11 * Added support for the Fortran 77 programming language.
12 * Re-indexed the Automake Texinfo manual.
13 * Added `AM_FOOFLAGS' variable for each compiler invocation;
14 e.g. AM_CFLAGS can be used in Makefile.am to set C compiler flags
15 * Support for latest autoconf, including support for objext
16 * Can now put `.' in SUBDIRS to control build order
17 * `include' command and `+=' support for macro assignment
18 * Dependency tracking no long susceptible to deleted header file problem
19 * Maintainer mode now a conditional. @MAINT@ is now an anachronism.
24 * Better Cygwin32 support
25 * Support for suffix rules with _SOURCES variables
26 * New options `readme-alpha' and `check-news'; Gnits mode sets these
27 * @LEXLIB@ no longer required when lex source seen
28 Lex support in `missing', and new lex macro. Update your missing script.
29 * Built-in support for assembly
30 * aclocal gives error if `AM_' macro not found
31 * Passed YFLAGS, not YACCFLAGS, to yacc
32 * AM_PROG_CC_STDC does not have to come before AC_PROG_CPP
33 * Dependencies computed as a side effect of compilation
34 * Preliminary support for Java
35 * DESTDIR support at "make install" time
36 * Improved ansi2knr support; you must use the latest ansi2knr.c (included)
40 * Better DejaGNU support
41 * Added no-installinfo option
42 * Added Emacs Lisp support
43 * Added --no-force option
44 * Included `aclocal' program
45 * Automake will now generate rules to regenerate aclocal.m4, if appropriate
46 * Now uses `AM_' macro names everywhere
47 * ansi2knr option can have directory prefix (eg `../lib/ansi2knr')
48 ansi2knr now works correctly on K&R sources
49 * Better C++, yacc, lex support
50 * Will compute _DEPENDENCIES variables automatically if not supplied
51 * Will interpolate $(...) and ${...} when examining contents of a variable
52 * .deps files now in build directory, not source directory; dependency
53 handling generally rewritten
54 * DATA, MANS and BUILT_SOURCES no longer included in distribution
55 * can now put config.h into a subdir
56 * Added dist-all target
57 * Support for install-info program (see texinfo 3.9)
58 * Support for "yacc -d"
59 * configure substitutions are automatically discovered and included
60 in generated Makefile.in
61 * Special --cygnus mode
62 * OMIT_DEPENDENCIES can now hold list of dependencies to be omitted
63 when making distribution. Some dependencies are auto-ignored.
64 * Changed how libraries are specified in _LIBRARIES variable
65 * Full libtool support, from Gord Matzigkeit
66 * No longer have to explicitly touch stamp-h when using AC_CONFIG_HEADER;
67 AM_CONFIG_HEADER handles it automatically
68 * Texinfo output files no longer need .info extension
69 * Added `missing' support
71 * Conditionals in Makefile.am, from Ian Taylor
75 * distcheck target runs install and installcheck targets
76 * Added preliminary support for DejaGNU.
81 * More libtool fixes from Gord Matzigkeit; libtool support is still
83 * Added support for jm_MAINTAINER_MODE
85 * New "distcheck" target
89 * mkinstalldirs and mdate-sh now appear in directory specified by
91 * Removed DIST_SUBDIRS, DIST_OTHER
92 * AC_ARG_PROGRAM only required when an actual program exists
93 * dist-hook target now run before distribution packaged up; idea from
94 Dieter Baron. Other hooks exist, too.
95 * Preliminary (unfinished) support for libtool
96 * Added short option names.
97 * Better "dist" support when gluing together multiple packages
101 * Documentation updates (many from François Pinard)
102 * strictness `normal' now renamed to `foreign'
103 * Renamed --install-missing to --add-missing
104 * Now handles AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR
105 * Now handles TESTS macro
106 * DIST_OTHER renamed to EXTRA_DIST
107 * DIST_SUBDIRS is deprecated
108 * @ALLOCA@ and @LIBOBJS@ now work in _LDADD variables
109 * Better error messages in many cases
110 * Program names are canonicalized
111 * Added "check" prefix; from Gord Matzigkeit
115 * configure.in scanner knows about AC_PATH_XTRA, AC_OUTPUT ":" syntax
116 * Beginnings of a test suite
117 * Automatically adds -I options for $(srcdir), ".", and path to config.h
118 * Doesn't print anything when running
119 * Beginnings of MAINT_CHARSET support
120 * Can specify version in AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS
121 * Most errors recognizable by Emacs' M-x next-error
122 * Added --verbose option
123 * All "primary" variables now obsolete; use EXTRA_PRIMARY to supply
124 configure-generated names
125 * Required macros now distributed in aclocal.m4
127 * --strictness=gnu is default
131 * More sophisticated configure.in scanning; now understands ALLOCA and
132 LIBOBJS directly, handles AC_CONFIG_HEADER more precisely, etc.
133 * TEXINFOS and MANS now obsolete; use info_TEXINFOS and man_MANS instead.
134 * CONFIG_HEADER variable now obsolete
135 * Can handle multiple Texinfo sources
136 * Allow hierarchies deeper than 2. From Gord Matzigkeit.
137 * HEADERS variable no longer needed; now can put .h files directly into
138 foo_SOURCES variable.
139 * Automake automatically rebuilds files listed in AC_OUTPUT. The
140 corresponding ".in" files are included in the distribution.
143 * Added --gnu and --gnits options
144 * More standards checking
146 * Cleaned up 'dist' targets
147 * Added AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS variable and several options
148 * Now scans configure.in to get some information (preliminary)
151 * Works with Perl 4 again
154 * Added --install-missing option.
155 * Pretty-prints generated macros and rules
156 * Comments in Makefile.am are placed more intelligently in Makefile.in
157 * Generates .PHONY target
158 * Rule or macro in Makefile.am now overrides contents of Automake file
159 * Substantial cleanups from François Pinard
163 * Works with Perl 4 again.
166 * New uniform naming scheme.
167 * --strictness option
169 * '.c' files corresponding to '.y' or '.l' files are automatically
171 * Many bug fixes and cleanups
174 * Allow objects to be conditionally included in libraries via lib_LIBADD.
177 * Bug fixes in 'clean' code.
178 * Now generates 'installdirs' target.
179 * man page installation reworked.
180 * 'make dist' no longer re-creates all Makefile.in's.
183 * Reimplemented in Perl
184 * Added --amdir option (for debugging)
185 * Texinfo support cleaned up.
186 * Automatic de-ANSI-fication cleaned up.
187 * Cleaned up 'clean' targets.
190 * Automatic dependency tracking
192 * New variables DATA and PACKAGEDATA
193 * SCRIPTS installed using $(INSTALL_SCRIPT)
194 * No longer uses double-colon rules
196 * Changes in advance of internationalization