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minor corrections to manual


From: Brian Gough
Subject: minor corrections to manual
Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2004 16:33:37 +0100

Here is a patch to improve the readability of the autoconf manual a
bit -- the changes should be fairly self-explanatory.

-- 
Brian Gough

Network Theory Ltd,
Publishing Free Software Manuals --- http://www.network-theory.co.uk/

Index: autoconf.texi
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/doc/autoconf.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.822
diff -c -r1.822 autoconf.texi
*** autoconf.texi       4 Jun 2004 20:40:33 -0000       1.822
--- autoconf.texi       6 Jun 2004 15:25:54 -0000
***************
*** 1590,1596 ****
  Set the name of the @var{package} and its @var{version}.  These are
  typically used in @option{--version} support, including that of
  @command{configure}.  The optional argument @var{bug-report} should be
! the email to which users should send bug reports.  The package
  @var{tarname} differs from @var{package}: the latter designates the full
  package name (e.g., @samp{GNU Autoconf}), while the former is meant for
  distribution tar ball names (e.g., @samp{autoconf}).  It defaults to
--- 1590,1596 ----
  Set the name of the @var{package} and its @var{version}.  These are
  typically used in @option{--version} support, including that of
  @command{configure}.  The optional argument @var{bug-report} should be
! the email address to which users should send bug reports.  The package
  @var{tarname} differs from @var{package}: the latter designates the full
  package name (e.g., @samp{GNU Autoconf}), while the former is meant for
  distribution tar ball names (e.g., @samp{autoconf}).  It defaults to
***************
*** 1783,1792 ****
  @section Outputting Files
  @cindex Outputting files
  
! Every Autoconf script, e.g., @file{configure.ac}, should finish by
! calling @code{AC_OUTPUT}.  That is the macro that generates and runs
  @file{config.status}, which will create the @file{Makefile}s and any
! other files resulting from configuration.  This is the only required
  macro besides @code{AC_INIT} (@pxref{Input}).
  
  @defmac AC_OUTPUT
--- 1783,1792 ----
  @section Outputting Files
  @cindex Outputting files
  
! Every Autoconf script, such as @file{configure.ac}, should finish by
! calling @code{AC_OUTPUT}.  This is the macro that generates and runs
  @file{config.status}, which will create the @file{Makefile}s and any
! other files resulting from configuration.  It is the only required
  macro besides @code{AC_INIT} (@pxref{Input}).
  
  @defmac AC_OUTPUT
***************
*** 2624,2630 ****
  
  @noindent
  Then you could have code like the following in @file{conf.h.in}.  On
! systems that have @file{unistd.h}, @command{configure} will @samp{#define}
  @samp{HAVE_UNISTD_H} to 1.  On other systems, the whole line will be
  commented out (in case the system predefines that symbol).
  
--- 2626,2632 ----
  
  @noindent
  Then you could have code like the following in @file{conf.h.in}.  On
! systems that have @file{unistd.h}, @command{configure} will define the macro
  @samp{HAVE_UNISTD_H} to 1.  On other systems, the whole line will be
  commented out (in case the system predefines that symbol).
  




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