3 * Better DejaGNU support
4 * Added no-installinfo option
5 * Added Emacs Lisp support
6 * Added --no-force option
7 * Included `aclocal' program
8 * Automake will now generate rules to regenerate aclocal.m4, if appropriate
9 * Now uses `AM_' macro names everywhere
10 * ansi2knr option can have directory prefix (eg `../lib/ansi2knr')
11 * Better C++, yacc, lex support
15 * distcheck target runs install and installcheck targets
16 * Added preliminary support for DejaGNU.
21 * More libtool fixes from Gord Matzigkeit; libtool support is still
23 * Added support for jm_MAINTAINER_MODE
25 * New "distcheck" target
29 * mkinstalldirs and mdate-sh now appear in directory specified by
31 * Removed DIST_SUBDIRS, DIST_OTHER
32 * AC_ARG_PROGRAM only required when an actual program exists
33 * dist-hook target now run before distribution packaged up; idea from
34 Dieter Baron. Other hooks exist, too.
35 * Preliminary (unfinished) support for libtool
36 * Added short option names.
37 * Better "dist" support when gluing together multiple packages
41 * Documentation updates (many from François Pinard)
42 * strictness `normal' now renamed to `foreign'
43 * Renamed --install-missing to --add-missing
44 * Now handles AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR
45 * Now handles TESTS macro
46 * DIST_OTHER renamed to EXTRA_DIST
47 * DIST_SUBDIRS is deprecated
48 * @ALLOCA@ and @LIBOBJS@ now work in _LDADD variables
49 * Better error messages in many cases
50 * Program names are canonicalized
51 * Added "check" prefix; from Gord Matzigkeit
55 * configure.in scanner knows about AC_PATH_XTRA, AC_OUTPUT ":" syntax
56 * Beginnings of a test suite
57 * Automatically adds -I options for $(srcdir), ".", and path to config.h
58 * Doesn't print anything when running
59 * Beginnings of MAINT_CHARSET support
60 * Can specify version in AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS
61 * Most errors recognizable by Emacs' M-x next-error
62 * Added --verbose option
63 * All "primary" variables now obsolete; use EXTRA_PRIMARY to supply
64 configure-generated names
65 * Required macros now distributed in aclocal.m4
67 * --strictness=gnu is default
71 * More sophisticated configure.in scanning; now understands ALLOCA and
72 LIBOBJS directly, handles AC_CONFIG_HEADER more precisely, etc.
73 * TEXINFOS and MANS now obsolete; use info_TEXINFOS and man_MANS instead.
74 * CONFIG_HEADER variable now obsolete
75 * Can handle multiple Texinfo sources
76 * Allow hierarchies deeper than 2. From Gord Matzigkeit.
77 * HEADERS variable no longer needed; now can put .h files directly into
79 * Automake automatically rebuilds files listed in AC_OUTPUT. The
80 corresponding ".in" files are included in the distribution.
83 * Added --gnu and --gnits options
84 * More standards checking
86 * Cleaned up 'dist' targets
87 * Added AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS variable and several options
88 * Now scans configure.in to get some information (preliminary)
91 * Works with Perl 4 again
94 * Added --install-missing option.
95 * Pretty-prints generated macros and rules
96 * Comments in Makefile.am are placed more intelligently in Makefile.in
97 * Generates .PHONY target
98 * Rule or macro in Makefile.am now overrides contents of Automake file
99 * Substantial cleanups from François Pinard
103 * Works with Perl 4 again.
106 * New uniform naming scheme.
107 * --strictness option
109 * '.c' files corresponding to '.y' or '.l' files are automatically
111 * Many bug fixes and cleanups
114 * Allow objects to be conditionally included in libraries via lib_LIBADD.
117 * Bug fixes in 'clean' code.
118 * Now generates 'installdirs' target.
119 * man page installation reworked.
120 * 'make dist' no longer re-creates all Makefile.in's.
123 * Reimplemented in Perl
124 * Added --amdir option (for debugging)
125 * Texinfo support cleaned up.
126 * Automatic de-ANSI-fication cleaned up.
127 * Cleaned up 'clean' targets.
130 * Automatic dependency tracking
132 * New variables DATA and PACKAGEDATA
133 * SCRIPTS installed using $(INSTALL_SCRIPT)
134 * No longer uses double-colon rules
136 * Changes in advance of internationalization