From ca0684ddb6025f4b5aafbf27c2f5080bee67a56c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Akim Demaille Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 13:56:52 +0000 Subject: * 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. --- README | 18 +++++++----------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) (limited to 'README') diff --git a/README b/README index 345a9876..8d723dcb 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -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 -- cgit v1.2.1