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author | Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> | 2012-03-31 14:53:24 +0200 |
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committer | Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> | 2012-04-30 18:05:30 +0200 |
commit | 71cc0e0920d9dd864a3e4eae08ec91af177a8071 (patch) | |
tree | 510132e6a7ad46dcfc2327bbedae2b6d6446f90c /doc | |
parent | b4653256c2210d721e603023220e6fe05277286b (diff) | |
download | automake-71cc0e0920d9dd864a3e4eae08ec91af177a8071.tar.gz |
cygnus: warn when it's used (flagged as 'obsolete' now)
Support for "Cygnus-style" tree as enabled by the 'cygnus'
option is now reported as obsolete when the warnings in the
'obsolete' category are enabled.
See automake bug#11034.
* automake.in (check_cygnus): Report the use of 'cygnus' mode as
obsolete.
* NEWS: Update.
* docs/automake.texi: Minor adjustments.
* t/cygnus-deprecation.sh: New test.
* t/list-of-tests.mk: Add it.
* tests/cygnus-check-without-all.sh: Adjust by calling automake
with the warnings in the 'obsolete' category disabled.
* t/cygnus-requires-maintainer-mode.sh: Likewise.
* t/cygnus-dependency-tracking.sh: Likewise.
* t/cygnus-imply-foreign.sh: Likewise.
* t/cygnus-no-installinfo.sh: Likewise.
* t/cygnus-no-dist.sh: Likewise.
* t/clean2.sh: Likewise.
* t/flavor.sh: Likewise.
* t/txinfo5.sh: Likewise.
* t/txinfo5b.sh: Likewise.
* t/library.sh: Remove use of 'cygnus' and 'dejagnu' options,
and of AM_MAINTAINER_MODE macro.
Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
-rw-r--r-- | doc/automake.texi | 12 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/automake.texi b/doc/automake.texi index c21a5b7e0..045964fcd 100644 --- a/doc/automake.texi +++ b/doc/automake.texi @@ -1958,9 +1958,9 @@ Automake also has a special (and @emph{today deprecated}) ``cygnus'' mode that is similar to strictness but handled differently. This mode is useful for packages that are put into a ``Cygnus'' style tree (e.g., older versions of the GCC and gdb trees). @xref{Cygnus}, for more information -on this mode. Please note that this mode is deprecated and @emph{will be -removed in the future automake versions}; you must avoid its use in new -packages, and should stop using it in existing packages as well. +on this mode. Please note that this mode @emph{is deprecated and will be +removed in the next major Automake release (1.13)}; you must avoid its use +in new packages, and should stop using it in existing packages as well. @node Uniform @@ -2604,7 +2604,7 @@ copied. The default is to make a symbolic link. Causes the generated @file{Makefile.in}s to follow Cygnus rules, instead of GNU or Gnits rules. For more information, see @ref{Cygnus}. Note that @emph{this mode of operation is deprecated, and will be removed} -in a future Automake release. +in the next major Automake release (1.13). @item -f @opindex -f @@ -11026,8 +11026,8 @@ The file @file{THANKS} is required. @emph{The features described in this section are deprecated; you must not use any of them in new code, and should remove their use from older -but still maintained code: they will be withdrawn in a future Automake -release.} +but still maintained code: they will be withdrawn the next major Automake +release (1.13).} Some packages, notably GNU GCC and GNU gdb, used to have a build environment originally written at Cygnus Support (subsequently renamed |