On 01/21/2013 10:40 PM, Roumen Petrov wrote:
> Hi automake developers,
>
> 1) defect
> Bootstrap of quite recent release of one project automake 1.13 produce
> following warning:
> ...
> #configure.ac:27: warning: AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE: two- and three-arguments forms
> are deprecated. For more info, see:
> #configure.ac:27:
> http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/automake.html#Modernize-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE-invocation
> ...
>
> Hyperlink "Modernize-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE-invocation" does not exist in current
> page.
>
> As result I can not include proper automake reference in bug report to
> package authors.
>
> It seems to me closed to topic is link '#Public-Macros' in current
> (2013-01-21) manual.
>
> Please correct URL in warning message.
>
Should be fixed now (see first attached patch).
>
> 2) enhancement
> AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE paragraph ends with following :
> ....
> By default this macro AC_DEFINE's PACKAGE and VERSION. This can be avoided by
> passing the no-define option:
>
> AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([gnits 1.5 no-define dist-bzip2])
> ---
> Probably correct suggestion is just AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.5 no-define])
>
Or even better, simply "AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([no-define ...])". Done with the
second attached patch.
> and for details to refer again to macro options directly to chapter
> "17.2 List of Automake options".
>
Good idea. Done as well.
> Manual must not suggest gnits and dist-bzip2 as project distribution policy
> could be less
> restrictive (foreign) or authors may prefer dist-xz or dist-gzip.
>
>
> Regards,
> Roumen Petrov
>
>
I'm now closing this bug report.
Thanks,
Stefano
>From 9d1002e0772e2fb6e9f9a3832a0f9c6486cd438a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
Message-Id: <9d1002e0772e2fb6e9f9a3832a0f9c6486cd438a.1358848159.git.stefano.lattar...@gmail.com>
From: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattar...@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:49:17 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] warn: correct broken hyperlink in warning message
* automake.in (scan_autoconf_traces): Here, when an use of the
deprecated two- and three-arguments forms of AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
is detected.
Fixes automake bug#13519.
Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattar...@gmail.com>
---
automake.in | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/automake.in b/automake.in
index 7a863cf..7f00346 100644
--- a/automake.in
+++ b/automake.in
@@ -5336,7 +5336,7 @@ EOF
{
msg 'obsolete', $where, <<'EOF';
AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE: two- and three-arguments forms are deprecated. For more info, see:
-http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/automake.html#Modernize-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE-invocation
+http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/automake.html#Modernize-AM_005fINIT_005fAUTOMAKE-invocation
EOF
$package_version = $args[2];
$package_version_location = $where;
--
1.8.1.rc3.192.g2d0029e
>From ae34038674ae31fb9783264fc116075c511a1bcf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
Message-Id: <ae34038674ae31fb9783264fc116075c511a1bcf.1358848620.git.stefano.lattar...@gmail.com>
From: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattar...@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:56:57 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] docs: 'no-define' option and AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE three-args
usage: fixlets
See automake bug#13519.
* doc/automake.texi: Adjust.
Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattar...@gmail.com>
---
doc/automake.texi | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/automake.texi b/doc/automake.texi
index c4951e3..69e44ca 100644
--- a/doc/automake.texi
+++ b/doc/automake.texi
@@ -3950,9 +3950,9 @@ explicitly).
@opindex no-define
By default this macro @code{AC_DEFINE}'s @code{PACKAGE} and
@code{VERSION}. This can be avoided by passing the @option{no-define}
-option:
+option (@pxref{List of Automake options}):
@example
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([gnits 1.5 no-define dist-bzip2])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([no-define ...])
@end example
@item AM_PATH_LISPDIR
--
1.8.1.rc3.192.g2d0029e
