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-rw-r--r--lib/am/header-vars.am5
-rw-r--r--t/list-of-tests.mk1
3 files changed, 21 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ee1696185..d38554dcd 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ New in 1.12.2:
long-deprecated 'configure.in' name for the Autoconf input file.
You are advised to use the recommended name 'configure.ac' instead.
+ - The long-obsolete (since automake 1.10) @mkdir_p@ configure-time
+ substitution and AM_PROG_MKDIR m4 macro will be removed in Automake
+ 1.13. The $(mkdir_p) should still remain available for the moment
+ though.
+
- Autoconf 2.65 or later will be required by the next major Automake
version (1.13). Until now, Automake has required Autoconf version
2.62 or later.
@@ -100,6 +105,16 @@ Bugs fixed in 1.12.2:
compilation fails, it will still be rerun by further "make recheck"
invocations. See automake bug#11791.
+* Bugs introduced by 1.12.1:
+
+ - Automake generated Makefiles define once again the $(mkdir_p) make
+ variable (simple ans an alias for $(MKDIR_P)), for better backward
+ compatibility. The '@mkdir_p@' substitution is however not enabled
+ by default anymore; anyone needing it should call the AM_PROG_MKDIR
+ m4 macro explicitly (beware that this macro has been deprecated since
+ the previous Automake release 1.12.1, and will be removed in Automake
+ 1.13).
+
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
New in 1.12.1:
@@ -123,7 +138,7 @@ New in 1.12.1:
- The long-obsolete (since 1.10) automake-provided $(mkdir_p) make
variable, @mkdir_p@ configure-time substitution and AM_PROG_MKDIR
m4 macro are deprecated, eliciting a warning in the 'obsolete'
- category. They will be removed in the next major version (1.13).
+ category.
* Miscellaneous changes:
diff --git a/lib/am/header-vars.am b/lib/am/header-vars.am
index ba4aa0bcc..c65e08c21 100644
--- a/lib/am/header-vars.am
+++ b/lib/am/header-vars.am
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
PRE_UNINSTALL = :
POST_UNINSTALL = :
+# For better backward compatibility. To be removed once Automake 1.9.x
+# dies out for good. For more background, see:
+# <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/2012-07/msg00001.html>
+mkdir_p = $(MKDIR_P)
+
## dejagnu.am uses these variables. Some users might rely on them too.
?BUILD?build_triplet = @build@
?HOST?host_triplet = @host@
diff --git a/t/list-of-tests.mk b/t/list-of-tests.mk
index 0fe5a7e58..78d7d9b2e 100644
--- a/t/list-of-tests.mk
+++ b/t/list-of-tests.mk
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ t/override-conditional-2.sh \
t/dist-pr109765.sh \
t/instdir-cond2.sh \
t/java-nobase.sh \
-t/mkdir_p.sh \
t/objext-pr10128.sh \
t/parallel-tests-many.sh \
t/pr8365-remake-timing.sh \