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| author | Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr> | 2001-08-01 13:56:52 +0000 |
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| committer | Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr> | 2001-08-01 13:56:52 +0000 |
| commit | ca0684ddb6025f4b5aafbf27c2f5080bee67a56c (patch) | |
| tree | 1bb6286f4a916a4475ecb85161cd0f41bfdc1fee /README | |
| parent | 062d0c09dad2adebd184d5ae8532939250069982 (diff) | |
| download | autoconf-ca0684ddb6025f4b5aafbf27c2f5080bee67a56c.tar.gz | |
* autoconf.in ($AWK): Remove, no longer used.
* test/tools.at: Use AT_CHECK_AUTOCONF.
(AWK portability): Remove, for autoconf no longer uses AWK.
(Syntax of the Perl scripts): New.
* configure.ac: autoconf no longer needs an AWK with a good
regexp engine.
Use a static test on AC_PACKAGE_VERSION.
* autom4te.in (&up_to_date_p): Output depends on the arguments.
* lib/autoconf/Makefile.am: Ship version.m4, maintainer file.
* tests/atconfig.in (PERL): New.
Diffstat (limited to 'README')
| -rw-r--r-- | README | 18 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 11 deletions
@@ -10,16 +10,12 @@ configuration script for a package from a template file that lists the operating system features that the package can use, in the form of M4 macro calls. -Producing configuration scripts using Autoconf requires GNU M4. You -must install GNU M4 (version 1.4 or later) before configuring -Autoconf, so that Autoconf's configure script can find it. The -configuration scripts produced by Autoconf are self-contained, so -their users do not need to have Autoconf (or GNU M4). - -Some optional utilities that come with Autoconf (autoscan and -autoupdate) use Perl 5.5. However, it is not required in order to use -the main Autoconf programs. If it is not present, the affected -Autoconf utilities will not be installed. +Producing configuration scripts using Autoconf requires GNU M4 and +Perl. You must install GNU M4 (version 1.4 or later) and Perl (5.005 +or later) before configuring Autoconf, so that Autoconf's configure +script can find them. The configuration scripts produced by Autoconf +are self-contained, so their users do not need to have Autoconf (or +GNU M4, Perl etc.). The file INSTALL should be distributed with packages that use Autoconf-generated configure scripts and Makefiles that conform to the @@ -28,7 +24,7 @@ of the package, where to report bugs, and a pointer to INSTALL for instructions on compilation and installation. This removes the need to maintain many similar sets of installation instructions. -Be sure to read BUGS (especially if this Autoconf is not an official +Be sure to read BUGS (especially if this version is not an official release) and INSTALL. Mail suggestions to autoconf@gnu.org, report bugs on |