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5 files changed, 90 insertions, 27 deletions

diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
index d60c31a9..eeb586b3 100644
--- a/COPYING
+++ b/COPYING
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ convey the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least
 the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
 
     <one line to give the program's name and a brief idea of what it does.>
-    Copyright (C) <year>  <name of author>
+    Copyright (C) 19yy  <name of author>
 
     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
 If the program is interactive, make it output a short notice like this
 when it starts in an interactive mode:
 
-    Gnomovision version 69, Copyright (C) year  name of author
+    Gnomovision version 69, Copyright (C) 19yy name of author
     Gnomovision comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `show w'.
     This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
     under certain conditions; type `show c' for details.
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 0338fbce..b42a17ac 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -43,9 +43,13 @@ The simplest way to compile this package is:
      documentation.
 
   5. You can remove the program binaries and object files from the
-     source directory by typing `make clean'.  To also remove the files
-     that `configure' created (so you can compile the package for a
-     different kind of computer), type `make distclean'.
+     source code directory by typing `make clean'.  To also remove the
+     files that `configure' created (so you can compile the package for
+     a different kind of computer), type `make distclean'.  There is
+     also a `make maintainer-clean' target, but that is intended mainly
+     for the package's developers.  If you use it, you may have to get
+     all sorts of other programs in order to regenerate files that came
+     with the distribution.
 
 Compilers and Options
 =====================
@@ -60,17 +64,22 @@ this:
 Or on systems that have the `env' program, you can do it like this:
      env CPPFLAGS=-I/usr/local/include LDFLAGS=-s ./configure
 
-Using a Different Build Directory
-=================================
+Compiling For Multiple Architectures
+====================================
 
-   You can compile the package in a different directory from the one
-containing the source code.  Doing so allows you to compile it on more
-than one kind of computer at the same time.  To do this, you must use a
-version of `make' that supports the `VPATH' variable, such as GNU
-`make'.  `cd' to the directory where you want the object files and
-executables to go and run the `configure' script.  `configure'
-automatically checks for the source code in the directory that
-`configure' is in and in `..'.
+   You can compile the package for more than one kind of computer at the
+same time, by placing the object files for each architecture in their
+own directory.  To do this, you must use a version of `make' that
+supports the `VPATH' variable, such as GNU `make'.  `cd' to the
+directory where you want the object files and executables to go and run
+the `configure' script.  `configure' automatically checks for the
+source code in the directory that `configure' is in and in `..'.
+
+   If you have to use a `make' that does not supports the `VPATH'
+variable, you have to compile the package for one architecture at a time
+in the source code directory.  After you have installed the package for
+one architecture, use `make distclean' before reconfiguring for another
+architecture.
 
 Installation Names
 ==================
@@ -86,6 +95,11 @@ give `configure' the option `--exec-prefix=PATH', the package will use
 PATH as the prefix for installing programs and libraries.
 Documentation and other data files will still use the regular prefix.
 
+   In addition, if you use an unusual directory layout you can give
+options like `--bindir=PATH' to specify different values for particular
+kinds of files.  Run `configure --help' for a list of the directories
+you can set and what kinds of files go in them.
+
    If the package supports it, you can cause programs to be installed
 with an extra prefix or suffix on their names by giving `configure' the
 option `--program-prefix=PREFIX' or `--program-suffix=SUFFIX'.
@@ -143,9 +157,9 @@ Operation Controls
 operates.
 
 `--cache-file=FILE'
-     Save the results of the tests in FILE instead of `config.cache'.
-     Set FILE to `/dev/null' to disable caching, for debugging
-     `configure'.
+     Use and save the results of the tests in FILE instead of
+     `./config.cache'.  Set FILE to `/dev/null' to disable caching, for
+     debugging `configure'.
 
 `--help'
      Print a summary of the options to `configure', and exit.
@@ -153,7 +167,9 @@ operates.
 `--quiet'
 `--silent'
 `-q'
-     Do not print messages saying which checks are being made.
+     Do not print messages saying which checks are being made.  To
+     suppress all normal output, redirect it to `/dev/null' (any error
+     messages will still be shown).
 
 `--srcdir=DIR'
      Look for the package's source code in directory DIR.  Usually
@@ -164,4 +180,3 @@ operates.
      script, and exit.
 
 `configure' also accepts some other, not widely useful, options.
-
diff --git a/install-sh b/install-sh
index e9de2384..b41a2459 100755
--- a/install-sh
+++ b/install-sh
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ if [ x"$dir_arg" != x ]; then
 		instcmd=:
 		chmodcmd=""
 	else
-		instcmd=mkdir
+		instcmd=$mkdirprog
 	fi
 else
 
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ dstdir=`echo $dst | sed -e 's,[^/]*$,,;s,/$,,;s,^$,.,'`
 
 # Skip lots of stat calls in the usual case.
 if [ ! -d "$dstdir" ]; then
-defaultIFS='	
-'
+defaultIFS='
+	'
 IFS="${IFS-${defaultIFS}}"
 
 oIFS="${IFS}"
diff --git a/missing b/missing
index 7789652e..b965c144 100755
--- a/missing
+++ b/missing
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # Common stub for a few missing GNU programs while installing.
-# Copyright (C) 1996, 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-# Franc,ois Pinard <pinard@iro.umontreal.ca>, 1996.
+# Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Originally by Fran,cois Pinard <pinard@iro.umontreal.ca>, 1996.
 
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -23,6 +23,19 @@ if test $# -eq 0; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+run=:
+
+case "$1" in
+--run)
+  # Try to run requested program, and just exit if it succeeds.
+  run=
+  shift
+  "$@" && exit 0
+  ;;
+esac
+
+# If it does not exist, or fails to run (possibly an outdated version),
+# try to emulate it.
 case "$1" in
 
   -h|--h|--he|--hel|--help)
@@ -35,6 +48,7 @@ error status if there is no known handling for PROGRAM.
 Options:
   -h, --help      display this help and exit
   -v, --version   output version information and exit
+  --run           try to run the given command, and emulate it if it fails
 
 Supported PROGRAM values:
   aclocal      touch file \`aclocal.m4'
@@ -45,11 +59,12 @@ Supported PROGRAM values:
   flex         create \`lex.yy.c', if possible, from existing .c
   lex          create \`lex.yy.c', if possible, from existing .c
   makeinfo     touch the output file
+  tar          try tar, gnutar, gtar, then tar without non-portable flags
   yacc         create \`y.tab.[ch]', if possible, from existing .[ch]"
     ;;
 
   -v|--v|--ve|--ver|--vers|--versi|--versio|--version)
-    echo "missing - GNU libit 0.0"
+    echo "missing 0.2 - GNU automake"
     ;;
 
   -*)
@@ -175,6 +190,39 @@ WARNING: \`$1' is missing on your system.  You should only need it if
     touch $file
     ;;
 
+  tar)
+    shift
+    if test -n "$run"; then
+      echo 1>&2 "ERROR: \`tar' requires --run"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # we have already tried tar in the generic part
+    gnutar ${1+"$@"} && exit 0
+    gtar ${1+"$@"} && exit 0
+    firstarg="$1"
+    if shift; then
+	case "$firstarg" in
+	*o*)
+	    firstarg=`echo "$firstarg" | sed s/o//`
+	    tar "$firstarg" ${1+"$@"} && exit 0
+	    ;;
+	esac
+	case "$firstarg" in
+	*h*)
+	    firstarg=`echo "$firstarg" | sed s/h//`
+	    tar "$firstarg" ${1+"$@"} && exit 0
+	    ;;
+	esac
+    fi
+
+    echo 1>&2 "\
+WARNING: I can't seem to be able to run \`tar' with the given arguments.
+         You may want to install GNU tar or Free paxutils, or check the
+         command line arguments."
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+
   *)
     echo 1>&2 "\
 WARNING: \`$1' is needed, and you do not seem to have it handy on your
diff --git a/mkinstalldirs b/mkinstalldirs
index 6b3b5fc5..d0fd194f 100755
--- a/mkinstalldirs
+++ b/mkinstalldirs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ do
      esac
 
      if test ! -d "$pathcomp"; then
-        echo "mkdir $pathcomp"
+        echo "mkdir $pathcomp" 1>&2
 
         mkdir "$pathcomp" || lasterr=$?