docs: drop a few obsolescent FIXME/TODO comments, and associated text

Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>

1 files changed, 0 insertions, 20 deletions

diff --git a/doc/automake.texi b/doc/automake.texi
index cd33ad7c3..09aa7d173 100644
--- a/doc/automake.texi
+++ b/doc/automake.texi
@@ -1900,9 +1900,6 @@ It is customary to make the first line of @file{Makefile.am} read:
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
 @end example
 
-@c FIXME discuss putting a copyright into Makefile.am here?  I would but
-@c I don't know quite what to say.
-
 @c FIXME document customary ordering of Makefile.am here!
 
 
@@ -8821,9 +8818,6 @@ error} happens when e.g., the set-up of a test case scenario fails, or when
 some other unexpected or highly undesirable condition is encountered (for
 example, the program under test experiences a segmentation fault).
 
-@emph{TODO}: Links to other test harnesses (esp. those sharing our
-terminology)?
-
 @node Simple Tests
 @section Simple Tests
 
@@ -8956,8 +8950,6 @@ flag on file descriptors opened with the @command{exec} builtin, thus
 rendering an idiom like @code{AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = exec 9>&2;}
 ineffectual.  This issue also affects some Bourne shells, such as the
 HP-UX's @command{/bin/sh},
-@c FIXME: should we offer a link to the relevant discussions on the
-@c bug-autoconf list?
 
 @c Keep in sync with tests-environment-backcompat.sh
 @example
@@ -9017,7 +9009,6 @@ The serial test harness is enabled by the Automake option
 @option{serial-tests}. It operates by simply running the tests serially,
 one at the time, without any I/O redirection.  It's up to the user to
 implement logging of tests' output, if that's requited or desired.
-@c TODO: give an example of how this can be done.
 
 For historical and implementation reasons, the @code{AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT}
 variable is @emph{not} supported by this harness (it will be silently
@@ -9086,8 +9077,6 @@ to a per-test log file, so that parallel execution does not produce
 intermingled output.  The output from failed tests is collected in the
 @file{test-suite.log} file.  If the variable @samp{VERBOSE} is set, this
 file is output after the summary.
-@c FIXME: we should be clearer about what we mean exactly here ...
-For best results, the tests should be verbose by default now.
 
 @vindex TEST_EXTENSIONS
 @vindex TEST_LOGS
@@ -9596,12 +9585,6 @@ other end, if you are using a known and widespread test protocol with
 well-established implementations, being consistent with those
 implementations' output might be a good idea too.
 
-@c TODO: Give an example, maybe inspired to py.test-style output.
-@c TODO: That is a good idea because it shows a test driver that allows
-@c TODO: for different levels of verbosity in the progress output (could
-@c TODO: be implemented either using a driver cmdline flag, or an
-@c TODO: environment variable, or both).
-
 @node Using the TAP test protocol
 @section Using the TAP test protocol
 
@@ -10838,9 +10821,6 @@ they all have their serious drawbacks and limitations.  That's why
 automake provides support for a more advanced and flexible way of
 obtaining quieter output from @command{make} (for most rules at least).
 
-@c TODO: Maybe describe in brief the precedent set by the build system
-@c of the Linux Kernel, from which Automake took inspiration ... Links?
-
 To give the gist of what Automake can do in this respect, here is a simple
 comparison between a typical @command{make} output (where silent rules
 are disabled) and one with silent rules enabled: