| 1 | New in 1.4-p6:
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| 2 | * Versioned install support back-ported from 1.6
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| 4 |
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| 5 | New in 1.4-p5:
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| 6 | * Allow AM_PROG_LIBTOOL again.
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| 7 | * Diagnose AC_CONFIG_HEADERS the same as AC_CONFIG_HEADER.
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| 8 | * Display distributed file list correctly in usage message.
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| 9 | * Allow numbers in macro names.
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| 10 | * Bugfixes.
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| 11 | |
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| 12 |
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| 13 | New in 1.4-p4:
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| 14 | * Deal with configure.ac as well as configure.in -- this time for real!
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| 15 | * The version numbering system now allows three point version numbers,
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| 16 | such as 1.4.4, without thinking they are alpha release numbers.
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| 17 | |
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| 18 |
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| 19 | New in 1.4-p3:
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| 20 | * Deal with configure.ac as well as configure.in.
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| 21 | * Don't complain if `version.texi' is included in multiple places.
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| 22 | |
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| 23 |
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| 24 | New in 1.4-p2:
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| 25 | * Deal with AC_CONFIG_FILES from autoconf-2.50.
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| 26 | * Improvements to f77 support.
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| 27 | * DESTDIR now works for script targets.
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| 28 | * distcheck-hook works correctly.
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| 29 | |
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| 30 |
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| 31 | New in 1.4-p1:
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| 32 | * The version numbering system now allows fork identifiers (such as
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| 33 | the p1 in this version of automake).
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| 34 | * Cope gracefully with various versions of libtool which may or may not
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| 35 | require ltconfig, ltcf-c.sh, ltcf-cxx.sh or ltcf-gcj.sh.
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| 36 | * Bugfixes.
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| 37 | |
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| 38 |
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| 39 | New in 1.4:
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| 40 | * Added support for the Fortran 77 programming language.
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| 41 | * Re-indexed the Automake Texinfo manual.
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| 42 | * Added `AM_FOOFLAGS' variable for each compiler invocation;
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| 43 | e.g. AM_CFLAGS can be used in Makefile.am to set C compiler flags
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| 44 | * Support for latest autoconf, including support for objext
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| 45 | * Can now put `.' in SUBDIRS to control build order
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| 46 | * `include' command and `+=' support for macro assignment
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| 47 | * Dependency tracking no long susceptible to deleted header file problem
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| 48 | * Maintainer mode now a conditional. @MAINT@ is now an anachronism.
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| 49 | * Bug fixes
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| 51 |
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| 52 | New in 1.3:
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| 53 | * Bug fixes
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| 54 | * Better Cygwin32 support
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| 55 | * Support for suffix rules with _SOURCES variables
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| 56 | * New options `readme-alpha' and `check-news'; Gnits mode sets these
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| 57 | * @LEXLIB@ no longer required when lex source seen
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| 58 | Lex support in `missing', and new lex macro. Update your missing script.
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| 59 | * Built-in support for assembly
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| 60 | * aclocal gives error if `AM_' macro not found
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| 61 | * Passed YFLAGS, not YACCFLAGS, to yacc
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| 62 | * AM_PROG_CC_STDC does not have to come before AC_PROG_CPP
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| 63 | * Dependencies computed as a side effect of compilation
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| 64 | * Preliminary support for Java
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| 65 | * DESTDIR support at "make install" time
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| 66 | * Improved ansi2knr support; you must use the latest ansi2knr.c (included)
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| 68 |
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| 69 | New in 1.2:
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| 70 | * Bug fixes
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| 71 | * Better DejaGNU support
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| 72 | * Added no-installinfo option
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| 73 | * Added Emacs Lisp support
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| 74 | * Added --no-force option
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| 75 | * Included `aclocal' program
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| 76 | * Automake will now generate rules to regenerate aclocal.m4, if appropriate
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| 77 | * Now uses `AM_' macro names everywhere
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| 78 | * ansi2knr option can have directory prefix (eg `../lib/ansi2knr')
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| 79 | ansi2knr now works correctly on K&R sources
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| 80 | * Better C++, yacc, lex support
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| 81 | * Will compute _DEPENDENCIES variables automatically if not supplied
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| 82 | * Will interpolate $(...) and ${...} when examining contents of a variable
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| 83 | * .deps files now in build directory, not source directory; dependency
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| 84 | handling generally rewritten
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| 85 | * DATA, MANS and BUILT_SOURCES no longer included in distribution
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| 86 | * can now put config.h into a subdir
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| 87 | * Added dist-all target
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| 88 | * Support for install-info program (see texinfo 3.9)
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| 89 | * Support for "yacc -d"
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| 90 | * configure substitutions are automatically discovered and included
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| 91 | in generated Makefile.in
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| 92 | * Special --cygnus mode
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| 93 | * OMIT_DEPENDENCIES can now hold list of dependencies to be omitted
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| 94 | when making distribution. Some dependencies are auto-ignored.
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| 95 | * Changed how libraries are specified in _LIBRARIES variable
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| 96 | * Full libtool support, from Gord Matzigkeit
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| 97 | * No longer have to explicitly touch stamp-h when using AC_CONFIG_HEADER;
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| 98 | AM_CONFIG_HEADER handles it automatically
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| 99 | * Texinfo output files no longer need .info extension
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| 100 | * Added `missing' support
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| 101 | * Cygwin32 support
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| 102 | * Conditionals in Makefile.am, from Ian Taylor
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| 103 | |
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| 104 |
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| 105 | New in 1.0:
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| 106 | * Bug fixes
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| 107 | * distcheck target runs install and installcheck targets
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| 108 | * Added preliminary support for DejaGNU.
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| 110 |
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| 111 | New in 0.33:
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| 112 | * More bug fixes
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| 113 | * More checking
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| 114 | * More libtool fixes from Gord Matzigkeit; libtool support is still
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| 115 | preliminary however
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| 116 | * Added support for jm_MAINTAINER_MODE
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| 117 | * dist-zip support
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| 118 | * New "distcheck" target
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| 120 |
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| 121 | New in 0.32:
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| 122 | * Many bug fixes
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| 123 | * mkinstalldirs and mdate-sh now appear in directory specified by
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| 124 | AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR.
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| 125 | * Removed DIST_SUBDIRS, DIST_OTHER
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| 126 | * AC_ARG_PROGRAM only required when an actual program exists
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| 127 | * dist-hook target now run before distribution packaged up; idea from
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| 128 | Dieter Baron. Other hooks exist, too.
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| 129 | * Preliminary (unfinished) support for libtool
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| 130 | * Added short option names.
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| 131 | * Better "dist" support when gluing together multiple packages
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| 133 |
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| 134 | New in 0.31:
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| 135 | * Bug fixes
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| 136 | * Documentation updates (many from François Pinard)
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| 137 | * strictness `normal' now renamed to `foreign'
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| 138 | * Renamed --install-missing to --add-missing
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| 139 | * Now handles AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR
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| 140 | * Now handles TESTS macro
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| 141 | * DIST_OTHER renamed to EXTRA_DIST
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| 142 | * DIST_SUBDIRS is deprecated
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| 143 | * @ALLOCA@ and @LIBOBJS@ now work in _LDADD variables
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| 144 | * Better error messages in many cases
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| 145 | * Program names are canonicalized
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| 146 | * Added "check" prefix; from Gord Matzigkeit
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| 148 |
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| 149 | New in 0.30:
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| 150 | * Bug fixes
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| 151 | * configure.in scanner knows about AC_PATH_XTRA, AC_OUTPUT ":" syntax
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| 152 | * Beginnings of a test suite
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| 153 | * Automatically adds -I options for $(srcdir), ".", and path to config.h
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| 154 | * Doesn't print anything when running
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| 155 | * Beginnings of MAINT_CHARSET support
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| 156 | * Can specify version in AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS
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| 157 | * Most errors recognizable by Emacs' M-x next-error
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| 158 | * Added --verbose option
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| 159 | * All "primary" variables now obsolete; use EXTRA_PRIMARY to supply
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| 160 | configure-generated names
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| 161 | * Required macros now distributed in aclocal.m4
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| 162 | * New documentation
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| 163 | * --strictness=gnu is default
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| 165 |
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| 166 | New in 0.29:
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| 167 | * Many bug fixes
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| 168 | * More sophisticated configure.in scanning; now understands ALLOCA and
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| 169 | LIBOBJS directly, handles AC_CONFIG_HEADER more precisely, etc.
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| 170 | * TEXINFOS and MANS now obsolete; use info_TEXINFOS and man_MANS instead.
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| 171 | * CONFIG_HEADER variable now obsolete
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| 172 | * Can handle multiple Texinfo sources
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| 173 | * Allow hierarchies deeper than 2. From Gord Matzigkeit.
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| 174 | * HEADERS variable no longer needed; now can put .h files directly into
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| 175 | foo_SOURCES variable.
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| 176 | * Automake automatically rebuilds files listed in AC_OUTPUT. The
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| 177 | corresponding ".in" files are included in the distribution.
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| 179 |
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| 180 | New in 0.28:
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| 181 | * Added --gnu and --gnits options
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| 182 | * More standards checking
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| 183 | * Bug fixes
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| 184 | * Cleaned up 'dist' targets
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| 185 | * Added AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS variable and several options
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| 186 | * Now scans configure.in to get some information (preliminary)
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| 187 | |
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| 188 |
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| 189 | New in 0.27:
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| 190 | * Works with Perl 4 again
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| 192 |
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| 193 | New in 0.26:
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| 194 | * Added --install-missing option.
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| 195 | * Pretty-prints generated macros and rules
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| 196 | * Comments in Makefile.am are placed more intelligently in Makefile.in
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| 197 | * Generates .PHONY target
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| 198 | * Rule or macro in Makefile.am now overrides contents of Automake file
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| 199 | * Substantial cleanups from François Pinard
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| 201 |
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| 202 | New in 0.25:
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| 203 | * Bug fixes.
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| 204 | * Works with Perl 4 again.
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| 206 |
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| 207 | New in 0.24:
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| 208 | * New uniform naming scheme.
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| 209 | * --strictness option
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| 210 | * Works with Perl 5
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| 211 | * '.c' files corresponding to '.y' or '.l' files are automatically
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| 212 | distributed.
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| 213 | * Many bug fixes and cleanups
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| 215 |
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| 216 | New in 0.23:
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| 217 | * Allow objects to be conditionally included in libraries via lib_LIBADD.
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| 219 |
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| 220 | New in 0.22:
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| 221 | * Bug fixes in 'clean' code.
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| 222 | * Now generates 'installdirs' target.
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| 223 | * man page installation reworked.
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| 224 | * 'make dist' no longer re-creates all Makefile.in's.
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| 226 |
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| 227 | New in 0.21:
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| 228 | * Reimplemented in Perl
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| 229 | * Added --amdir option (for debugging)
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| 230 | * Texinfo support cleaned up.
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| 231 | * Automatic de-ANSI-fication cleaned up.
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| 232 | * Cleaned up 'clean' targets.
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| 234 |
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| 235 | New in 0.20:
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| 236 | * Automatic dependency tracking
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| 237 | * More documentation
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| 238 | * New variables DATA and PACKAGEDATA
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| 239 | * SCRIPTS installed using $(INSTALL_SCRIPT)
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| 240 | * No longer uses double-colon rules
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| 241 | * Bug fixes
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| 242 | * Changes in advance of internationalization
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