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revision 1.257 by akim, Fri Sep 13 08:41:54 2002 UTC revision 1.258 by akim, Fri Sep 13 10:21:07 2002 UTC
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1  * Major changes in Autoconf 2.54                       -*- outline -*-  * Major changes in Autoconf 2.54a                       -*- outline -*-
2    
3    * Major changes in Autoconf 2.54
4    
5    Released September 13th, 2002.    Released September 13th, 2002.
6    
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99    
100  * Major changes in Autoconf 2.53  * Major changes in Autoconf 2.53
101    
102    Released Mars 8th, 2002.    Released March 8th, 2002.
103    
104  ** Requirements  ** Requirements
105    
# Line 518  Major changes in Autoconf 2.14: Line 520  Major changes in Autoconf 2.14:
520    
521  Major changes in Autoconf 2.13:  Major changes in Autoconf 2.13:
522    
523      Released May 1st, 1999, by Ben Elliston
524    
525  * Support for building on Win32 systems where the only available C or  * Support for building on Win32 systems where the only available C or
526    C++ compiler is the Microsoft Visual C++ command line compiler    C++ compiler is the Microsoft Visual C++ command line compiler
527    (`cl').  Additional support for building on Win32 systems which are    (`cl').  Additional support for building on Win32 systems which are
# Line 549  Major changes in Autoconf 2.13: Line 553  Major changes in Autoconf 2.13:
553    
554  Major changes in Autoconf 2.12:  Major changes in Autoconf 2.12:
555    
556      Released November 26th, 1996, by David J. MacKenzie
557    
558  * AC_OUTPUT and AC_CONFIG_HEADER can create output files by  * AC_OUTPUT and AC_CONFIG_HEADER can create output files by
559    concatenating multiple input files separated by colons, like so:    concatenating multiple input files separated by colons, like so:
560    AC_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h:conf.pre:config.h.in:conf.post)    AC_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h:conf.pre:config.h.in:conf.post)
# Line 560  Major changes in Autoconf 2.12: Line 566  Major changes in Autoconf 2.12:
566    
567  Major changes in Autoconf 2.11:  Major changes in Autoconf 2.11:
568    
569      Released November 18th, 1996, by David J. MacKenzie
570    
571  * AC_PROG_CC and AC_PROG_CXX check whether the compiler works.  * AC_PROG_CC and AC_PROG_CXX check whether the compiler works.
572    They also default CFLAGS/CXXFLAGS to "-g -O2" for gcc, instead of "-g -O".    They also default CFLAGS/CXXFLAGS to "-g -O2" for gcc, instead of "-g -O".
573  * AC_REPLACE_FUNCS defines HAVE_foo if the system has the function `foo'.  * AC_REPLACE_FUNCS defines HAVE_foo if the system has the function `foo'.
# Line 573  Major changes in Autoconf 2.11: Line 581  Major changes in Autoconf 2.11:
581    
582  Major changes in Autoconf 2.10:  Major changes in Autoconf 2.10:
583    
584      Released May 7th, 1996, by Roland McGrath
585    
586  * Bug fixes.  * Bug fixes.
587  * The cache variable names used by `AC_CHECK_LIB(LIB, FUNC, ...)' has  * The cache variable names used by `AC_CHECK_LIB(LIB, FUNC, ...)' has
588    changed: now $ac_cv_lib_LIB_FUNC, previously $ac_cv_lib_LIB.    changed: now $ac_cv_lib_LIB_FUNC, previously $ac_cv_lib_LIB.
589    
590  Major changes in Autoconfs 2.6 through 2.9:  Major changes in Autoconf 2.9:
591    
592      Released March 16th, 1996, by Roland McGrath
593    
594    * Bug fixes.
595    
596    Major changes in Autoconf 2.8:
597    
598      Released March 8th, 1996, by Roland McGrath
599    
600    * Bug fixes.
601    
602    Major changes in Autoconf 2.7:
603    
604      Released November 22nd, 1995, by David J. MacKenzie
605    
606    * Bug fixes.
607    
608    Major changes in Autoconf 2.6:
609    
610      Released November 20th, 1995, by David J. MacKenzie
611    
612  * Bug fixes.  * Bug fixes.
613    
614  Major changes in Autoconf 2.5:  Major changes in Autoconf 2.5:
615    
616      Released November 17th, 1995, by Roland McGrath
617    
618  * New configure options --bindir, --libdir, --datadir, etc., with  * New configure options --bindir, --libdir, --datadir, etc., with
619    corresponding output variables.    corresponding output variables.
620  * New macro: AC_CACHE_CHECK, to make using the cache easier.  * New macro: AC_CACHE_CHECK, to make using the cache easier.
# Line 595  Major changes in Autoconf 2.5: Line 627  Major changes in Autoconf 2.5:
627    
628  Major changes in Autoconf 2.4:  Major changes in Autoconf 2.4:
629    
630      Released June 14th, 1995, by David J. MacKenzie
631    
632  * Fix a few bugs found by Emacs testers.  * Fix a few bugs found by Emacs testers.
633    
634  Major changes in Autoconf 2.3:  Major changes in Autoconf 2.3:
635    
636      Released March 27th, 1995, by David J. MacKenzie
637    
638  * Fix the cleanup trap in several ways.  * Fix the cleanup trap in several ways.
639  * Handle C compilers that are picky about option placement.  * Handle C compilers that are picky about option placement.
640  * ifnames gets the version number from the right directory.  * ifnames gets the version number from the right directory.
641    
642  Major changes in Autoconf 2.2:  Major changes in Autoconf 2.2:
643    
644      Released March 8th, 1995, by David J. MacKenzie
645    
646  * The ifnames utility is much faster but requires a "new awk" interpreter.  * The ifnames utility is much faster but requires a "new awk" interpreter.
647  * AC_CHECK_LIB and AC_HAVE_LIBRARY check and add the new  * AC_CHECK_LIB and AC_HAVE_LIBRARY check and add the new
648    library before existing libs, not after, in case it uses them.    library before existing libs, not after, in case it uses them.
# Line 614  Major changes in Autoconf 2.2: Line 652  Major changes in Autoconf 2.2:
652    
653  Major changes in Autoconf 2.1:  Major changes in Autoconf 2.1:
654    
655      Released November 4th, 1994, by David J. MacKenzie
656    
657  * Fix C++ problems.  * Fix C++ problems.
658  * More explanations in the manual.  * More explanations in the manual.
659  * Fix a spurious failure in the testsuite.  * Fix a spurious failure in the testsuite.
# Line 640  inefficiently in GNU m4 releases before Line 680  inefficiently in GNU m4 releases before
680    
681  Major changes in Autoconf 2.0:  Major changes in Autoconf 2.0:
682    
683      Released October 26th, 1994, by David J. MacKenzie
684    
685  ** New copyright terms:  ** New copyright terms:
686  * There are no restrictions on distribution or use of configure scripts.  * There are no restrictions on distribution or use of configure scripts.
687    

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