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[PATCH 2/2] docs: ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS will become obsolescent in Automake 1.


From: Stefano Lattarini
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] docs: ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS will become obsolescent in Automake 1.13
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2012 12:55:55 +0200

See commit 'v1.12.1-165-gcd1a9cc' "aclocal: deprecate ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS,
trace AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR instead" in the Automake git repository.

See also follow-up discussion at:
<http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake-patches/2012-07/msg00010.html>

* doc/autoconf.texi (@node "Input" @defmac "AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR"): Adjust.
(autoreconf Invocation): Warn about the possible future removal of
$(ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS) support from Automake.

Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <address@hidden>
---
 doc/autoconf.texi |    8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/autoconf.texi b/doc/autoconf.texi
index f9d744b..4b5d20a 100644
--- a/doc/autoconf.texi
+++ b/doc/autoconf.texi
@@ -1808,7 +1808,9 @@ If you want @command{autoreconf} to pass flags that are 
not listed here
 on to @command{aclocal}, set @code{ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS} in your @file{Makefile.am}.
 Due to a limitation in the Autoconf implementation these flags currently
 must be set on a single line in @file{Makefile.am}, without any
-backslash-newlines.
+backslash-newlines.  Also, be aware that future Automake release might
+start flagging @code{ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS} as obsolescent, or even remove
+support for it.
 
 @c ========================================= Initialization and Output Files.
 
@@ -2108,8 +2110,8 @@ macros.  This macro is intended for use by future 
versions of commands like
 It should be called directly from @file{configure.ac} so that tools that
 install macros for @command{aclocal} can find the macros' declarations.
 
-Note that if you use @command{aclocal} from Automake to generate
address@hidden, you must also set
+Note that if you use @command{aclocal} from an Automake release prior to
+1.13 to generate @file{aclocal.m4}, you must also set
 @code{ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I @var{dir1} [-I @var{dir2} ... -I @var{dirN}]}
 in your top-level @file{Makefile.am}.  Due to a limitation in
 the Autoconf implementation of @command{autoreconf}, these include
-- 
1.7.9.5




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