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
12 * More sophisticated configure.in scanning; now understands ALLOCA and
13 LIBOBJS directly, handles AC_CONFIG_HEADER more precisely, etc.
14 * TEXINFOS and MANS now obsolete; use info_TEXINFOS and man_MANS instead.
15 * CONFIG_HEADER variable now obsolete
16 * Can handle multiple Texinfo sources
17 * Allow hierarchies deeper than 2. From Gord Matzigkeit.
18 * HEADERS variable no longer needed; now can put .h files directly into
20 * Automake automatically rebuilds files listed in AC_OUTPUT. The
21 corresponding ".in" files are included in the distribution.
24 * Added --gnu and --gnits options
25 * More standards checking
27 * Cleaned up 'dist' targets
28 * Added AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS variable and several options
29 * Now scans configure.in to get some information (preliminary)
32 * Works with Perl 4 again
35 * Added --install-missing option.
36 * Pretty-prints generated macros and rules
37 * Comments in Makefile.am are placed more intelligently in Makefile.in
38 * Generates .PHONY target
39 * Rule or macro in Makefile.am now overrides contents of Automake file
40 * Substantial cleanups from François Pinard
44 * Works with Perl 4 again.
47 * New uniform naming scheme.
50 * '.c' files corresponding to '.y' or '.l' files are automatically
52 * Many bug fixes and cleanups
55 * Allow objects to be conditionally included in libraries via lib_LIBADD.
58 * Bug fixes in 'clean' code.
59 * Now generates 'installdirs' target.
60 * man page installation reworked.
61 * 'make dist' no longer re-creates all Makefile.in's.
64 * Reimplemented in Perl
65 * Added --amdir option (for debugging)
66 * Texinfo support cleaned up.
67 * Automatic de-ANSI-fication cleaned up.
68 * Cleaned up 'clean' targets.
71 * Automatic dependency tracking
73 * New variables DATA and PACKAGEDATA
74 * SCRIPTS installed using $(INSTALL_SCRIPT)
75 * No longer uses double-colon rules
77 * Changes in advance of internationalization