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* maint: make update-copyrightMike Frysinger2023-01-041-1/+1
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* doc: typo in HACKING changes.Kelvin M. Klann2022-10-061-1/+1
| | | | * HACKING: allow backward compatibilities again.
* more HACKING tweaksKarl Berry2022-10-011-15/+11
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* aclocal: protect against Perl undefined warnings.Karl Berry2022-10-011-30/+43
| | | | | | * bin/aclocal.in (usage): check that envvars (ACLOCAL_AUTOMAKE_DIR, ACLOCAL_PATH) are defined before printing values. * HACKING: describe running scripts from checkout, et al.
* doc: singular/plural agreement, since it's easy.Karl Berry2022-01-231-2/+3
| | | | | * HACKING: singular/plural agreement. * t/README: likewise.
* maint: make update-copyrightJim Meyering2022-01-121-1/+1
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* doc: typos from codespell.Dimitri Papadopoulos2021-08-071-2/+2
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | * HACKING: typo from codespell. * doc/local.mk: likewise. * lib/am/header-vars.am: likewise. * lib/am/lisp.am: likewise. * t/cond24.sh: likewise. * t/cond36.sh: likewise. * t/dist-auxdir-many-subdirs.sh: likewise. * t/link_override.sh: likewise. * t/parallel-tests-console-output.sh: likewise. * t/subobj11a.sh: likewise. * t/subobj11b.sh: likewise.
* doc: NEWS tweakJim Meyering2021-07-181-1/+1
| | | | * NEWS: Indent consistently.
* doc: update HACKING.Karl Berry2021-07-171-28/+139
| | | | * HACKING: update for some current realities.
* doc: HACKING updates.Karl Berry2021-05-121-18/+33
| | | | * HACKING: some additional tidbits.
* doc: gender tweakJim Meyering2020-03-111-2/+2
| | | | * HACKING: s/his/their/
* maint: make update-copyrightJim Meyering2020-01-011-1/+1
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* maint: make update-copyrightPaul Eggert2019-10-141-1/+1
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* maint: Document how to use Guix for Automake developmentMathieu Lirzin2018-01-181-0/+11
| | | | * HACKING <Setting the development environment>: New part.
* maint: Update copyright years to 2018Mathieu Lirzin2018-01-041-1/+1
| | | | This update has been made with 'make update-copyright'.
* maint: Update HACKINGMathieu Lirzin2017-11-241-18/+12
| | | | | * HACKING (Working with git): Remove reference to the 'micro' branch and adapt branch descriptions to the current branching scheme.
* maint: 'master' should be merged into 'next'Mathieu Lirzin2017-09-221-1/+1
| | | | * HACKING: Fix instructions merge instructions.
* maint: Document new Branch names conventionMathieu Lirzin2017-09-191-18/+14
| | | | * HACKING: Update to new Branch names.
* Prefer https: URLsPaul Eggert2017-09-191-2/+2
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In Gnulib, Emacs, etc. we are changing ftp: and http: URLs to use https:, to discourage man-in-the-middle attacks when downloading software. The attached patch propagates these changes upstream to Automake. This patch does not affect files that Automake is downstream of, which I'll patch separately. Althouth the resources are not secret, plain HTTP is vulnerable to malicious routers that tamper with responses from GNU servers, and this sort of thing is all too common when people in some other countries browse US-based websites. See, for example: Aceto G, Botta A, Pescapé A, Awan MF, Ahmad T, Qaisar S. Analyzing internet censorship in Pakistan. RTSI 2016. https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/RTSI.2016.7740626 HTTPS is not a complete solution here, but it can be a significant help. The GNU project regularly serves up code to users, so we should take some care here.
* maint: Document how to handle assignment exemptionminorMathieu Lirzin2017-09-151-0/+6
| | | | * HACKING: Update.
* bootstrap: Rename 'bootstrap.sh' to 'bootstrap'.Mathieu Lirzin2017-05-201-2/+2
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Follow Gnulib's convention of using either "bootstrap" or "autogen.sh" file names for development bootstrap scripts. * bootstrap.sh: Rename to ... * bootstrap: ... this. * GNUmakefile (bootstrap): Adapt. * HACKING: Likewise. * Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): Likewise. * doc/automake.texi (Future of aclocal) (Error required file ltmain.sh not found): Likewise. * maintainer/maint.mk (autodiffs, update-copyright): Likewise.
* maint: Update copyright years to 2017.Mathieu Lirzin2017-03-021-1/+1
| | | | This update has been made with 'make update-copyright'.
* maint: update copyright years to 2015 (branch 'micro')Stefano Lattarini2015-01-051-1/+1
| | | | Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
* maint: update copyright yearsStefano Lattarini2014-04-211-1/+1
| | | | | | We've been in 2014 already for few months now... Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
* HACKING: minor clarificationStefano Lattarini2013-12-241-1/+1
| | | | Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
* Merge branch 'micro' into maintStefano Lattarini2013-05-231-1/+4
|\ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * micro: tests: avoid '$MAKE' redirections, use 'run_make' instead tests: avoid use of redirected 'run_make' invocations lint: warn against redirected 'run_make' invocations comments: next GNU make release 4.0, not 3.83 tests: fix a potential spurious failure due to global config.site HACKING: it's OK to do testsuite refactoring in a micro version Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
| * HACKING: it's OK to do testsuite refactoring in a micro versionStefano Lattarini2013-05-221-1/+4
| | | | | | | | | | Reported-by: Peter Rosin <peda@lysator.liu.se> Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
* | Merge branch 'micro' into maintStefano Lattarini2013-05-161-2/+0
|\ \ | |/ | | | | | | | | * micro: tests: remove exec bit from all of them ('micro' branch) maint: tests no longer need to have executable bit set
| * maint: tests no longer need to have executable bit setStefano Lattarini2013-05-161-2/+0
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | It has been a while since they are runnable only through "make check" or "./runtest", and not directly. * HACKING: Adjust. * t/README: Likewise, and updated the surrounding text to get rid of obsolete statements and advices. Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
* | Merge branch 'micro' into maintStefano Lattarini2013-05-151-51/+52
|\ \ | |/ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * micro: post-release: micro version bump (1.13.2a) release: stable micro release 1.13.2 vala tests: skip in a cross compiler setup HACKING: miscellaneous fixes, updates and enhancements NEWS: minor improvements to wording (about new versioning scheme) Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
| * HACKING: miscellaneous fixes, updates and enhancementsStefano Lattarini2013-05-151-51/+51
| | | | | | | | Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
* | Merge branch 'branch-1.13.2' into maintStefano Lattarini2013-02-201-11/+74
|\ \ | |/ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * branch-1.13.2: coverage: expose automake bug#13760 tests: refactor/enhance tests about make dry-run mode maint: describe new versioning and branching scheme, and adjust to it Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
| * maint: describe new versioning and branching scheme, and adjust to itStefano Lattarini2013-02-171-19/+81
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | See discussion about automake bug#13578 for more details and background. Basically, for the versioning scheme: - micro versions only for bug and regression fixing; - minor versions for new backward-compatible features, and new non-fatal deprecations; - major versions for backward-incompatibilities, complex new features, and major refactoring. And for the git branching scheme: + branch 'next' is for the upcoming major version; + branch 'master' is now for the upcoming minor version; + branch 'maint' is for the upcoming micro (bug-fixing) version; + the merging hierarchy is: 'maint' -> 'master' -> 'next'. * HACKING (Automake versioning and compatibility scheme): New. (Working with git): Adjust. * NEWS: Update and fix. * aclocal.in: Adjust some "FIXME" messages. * automake.in: Likewise. * m4/mkdirp.m4: Likewise. * t/aclocal-acdir.sh: Likewise. * t/aclocal-macrodir.tap: Likewise. * t/aclocal-macrodirs.tap: Likewise. * lib/Automake/Options.pm: Likewise. * m4/internal/ac-config-macro-dirs.m4: Likewise. Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
* | style: call perl functions 'like_this()', not '&like_this()'Stefano Lattarini2013-02-141-4/+1
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | We can do so now that our build rules auto-generate a list of prototypes for all functions ins our scripts. * automake.in: Adjust throughout. * HACKING: Adjust advises. Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
* | HACKING: suggest more checks before releasingStefano Lattarini2013-01-111-3/+8
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In particular, "make check-no-trailing-backslash-in-recipes", "make check-cc-no-c-o" and "make maintainer-check" should also be run. Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
* | HACKING: minor typofixStefano Lattarini2013-01-101-1/+1
| | | | | | | | Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
* | HACKING: bug-tracker, the PLANS directory, and how to plan "big" changesStefano Lattarini2013-01-101-0/+10
| | | | | | | | Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
* | HACKING: rewindable branches should live in the 'experimental/*' namespaceStefano Lattarini2013-01-101-3/+6
| | | | | | | | Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
* | HACKING: fixlets about git branch rewinding policyStefano Lattarini2013-01-101-5/+4
| | | | | | | | Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
* | HACKING: commit messages are not to follow GCS ChangeLog rules too stronglyStefano Lattarini2013-01-101-4/+4
| | | | | | | | Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
* | HACKING: "detailed explanation" in commit messages is almost mandatoryStefano Lattarini2013-01-101-2/+3
| | | | | | | | Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
* | HACKING: we use "merge --log" even when merging masterStefano Lattarini2013-01-101-3/+3
| | | | | | | | Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
* | HACKING: typofixStefano Lattarini2013-01-101-1/+1
|/ | | | Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
* maint: update copyright year for 2013 (in branch maint)Stefano Lattarini2012-12-311-1/+1
| | | | Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
* HACKING: release process: fixlets about the announcementStefano Lattarini2012-12-151-10/+14
| | | | | | | | | | * HACKING: The announcement should be generate *before* bumping the version number to the next alpha number. Also, only an abridged version of the announcement should be copied on the Savannah news feed (a link to the complete announcement should be linked from there, though). Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
* HACKING: update instructions to update the manuals at www.gnu.orgStefano Lattarini2012-12-131-4/+19
| | | | Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
* docs: add rule to generate manuals for www.gnu.orgStefano Lattarini2012-12-091-6/+3
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Less clerical work to do by hand. * Makefile.am (web-manuals): New rule. (clean_texinfo_clutter): New macro. * clean-web-manuals, clean-texinfo-clutter: New cleaning rules. (clean-local): Depend on them. * .gitignore: Update. * HACKING: Adjust instructions for generation of manuals. Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
* docs: copy the 'gendocs.sh' script from Texinfo CVS repositoryStefano Lattarini2012-12-081-3/+2
| | | | | | | | | | | | | As well as the 'gendocs_template' file. And enhance the "make fetch" target to keep them synced. It's better than having to fetch these files by hand each time a release is to be made. * Makefile.am (FETCHFILES): List 'gendocs.sh' and 'gendocs_template'. (fetch): Fetch them, into 'lib/'. (EXRA_DIST): Distribute them. * HACKING: Adjust instructions for generation of manuals. Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
* release: generate a stub for the release announcementStefano Lattarini2012-12-081-0/+4
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | It's much better than having to write it my hand each time; after all, most of it is either boilerplate or a cope of NEWS entries. * Makefile.am (determine_release_type): Also set the shell variable '$announcement_type' appropriately. (print-release-type): Print the value of this new variable as well. (announcement): New phony target, generate a files with the same name. The recipe uses the shell variable '$announcement_type'. (CLEANFILES): Clean it. (PACKAGE_MAILINGLIST): New make macro, used when generating the 'announcement' file. * HACKING: Explain how to take advantage of the new convenience target. * .gitignore: Ignore the 'announcement' file. Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
* hacking: release procedure: fix order of some stepsStefano Lattarini2012-11-171-6/+6
| | | | | | | | * HACKING (Release procedure): The manuals should be rebuilt and uploaded at at www.gnu.org *before* bumping the version number to the next alpha release. Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
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