[FYI] {master} docs: remove obsolete references to Autoconf 2.13

2012-04-20 Thread Stefano Lattarini
Autoconf 2.13 is definitely obsolete today, so giving hints or caveats about it in the Automake documentation is not only obsolescent, but also counter-productive, as it suggests that autoconf 2.13 is still relevant. * doc/automake.texi: Adjust. Related rewordings. Since we are at it, prefer usi

[FYI] {master} tests: fix spurious failure with non-ANSI terminals

2012-04-20 Thread Stefano Lattarini
* t/ax/tap-summary-aux.sh: When checking colored testsuite output, be sure to export the TERM variable to the value "ansi"; otherwise the automake testsuite driver will not display colored output, not even if AM_COLOR_TESTS is exported to "always". Failure revealed by NixOS Hydra. Signed-off-by:

[PATCH] refactor: processing of input makefile rules

2012-04-20 Thread Stefano Lattarini
This is a pure refactoring, with no intended functional or semantic changes. It breaks up an overly-long function in three smaller sub-functions. This change will very especially useful for the work on Automake-NG. * lib/Automake/Rule.pm (define): Move quite a lot of code out, into ... (_rule_de