I have applied these patches.
IMVHO it'd be great if we could release 2.60 in a week, or maybe two,
largely identical to 2.59d, except for serious bugs or regressions
fixed, and documentation updates not impacting semantics.
Cheers,
Ralf
2006-06-05 Ralf Wildenhues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Version 2.59d.
Index: NEWS
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.378
diff -u -r1.378 NEWS
--- NEWS 5 Jun 2006 12:16:06 -0000 1.378
+++ NEWS 5 Jun 2006 12:32:00 -0000
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
* Major changes in Autoconf 2.59d
+ Released 2006-06-05, by Ralf Wildenhues.
+
** GNU make now recommended for VPATH builds
INSTALL now suggests VPATH builds (e.g., "sh ../srcdir/configure")
only if you use GNU make. In practice, other 'make' implementations
* configure.ac (AC_INIT): Bump to 2.59e.
* NEWS: Update.
Index: NEWS
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.379
diff -u -r1.379 NEWS
--- NEWS 5 Jun 2006 12:48:24 -0000 1.379
+++ NEWS 5 Jun 2006 13:30:18 -0000
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+* Major changes in Autoconf 2.59e
+
* Major changes in Autoconf 2.59d
Released 2006-06-05, by Ralf Wildenhues.
Index: configure
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/configure,v
retrieving revision 1.327
diff -u -r1.327 configure
--- configure 31 May 2006 09:44:39 -0000 1.327
+++ configure 5 Jun 2006 13:30:19 -0000
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
#! /bin/sh
# Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59d for GNU Autoconf 2.59d.
+# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59e for GNU Autoconf 2.59e.
#
# Report bugs to <[email protected]>.
#
@@ -559,8 +559,8 @@
# Identity of this package.
PACKAGE_NAME='GNU Autoconf'
PACKAGE_TARNAME='autoconf'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='2.59d'
-PACKAGE_STRING='GNU Autoconf 2.59d'
+PACKAGE_VERSION='2.59e'
+PACKAGE_STRING='GNU Autoconf 2.59e'
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='[email protected]'
ac_unique_file="ChangeLog"
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@
# Omit some internal or obsolete options to make the list less imposing.
# This message is too long to be a string in the A/UX 3.1 sh.
cat <<_ACEOF
-\`configure' configures GNU Autoconf 2.59d to adapt to many kinds of systems.
+\`configure' configures GNU Autoconf 2.59e to adapt to many kinds of systems.
Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@
if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
case $ac_init_help in
- short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of GNU Autoconf 2.59d:";;
+ short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of GNU Autoconf 2.59e:";;
esac
cat <<\_ACEOF
@@ -1288,8 +1288,8 @@
test -n "$ac_init_help" && exit $ac_status
if $ac_init_version; then
cat <<\_ACEOF
-GNU Autoconf configure 2.59d
-generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59d
+GNU Autoconf configure 2.59e
+generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59e
Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -1302,8 +1302,8 @@
This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
-It was created by GNU Autoconf $as_me 2.59d, which was
-generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59d. Invocation command line was
+It was created by GNU Autoconf $as_me 2.59e, which was
+generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59e. Invocation command line was
$ $0 $@
@@ -1977,7 +1977,7 @@
# Define the identity of the package.
PACKAGE='autoconf'
- VERSION='2.59d'
+ VERSION='2.59e'
cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
@@ -3220,8 +3220,8 @@
# report actual input values of CONFIG_FILES etc. instead of their
# values after options handling.
ac_log="
-This file was extended by GNU Autoconf $as_me 2.59d, which was
-generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59d. Invocation command line was
+This file was extended by GNU Autoconf $as_me 2.59e, which was
+generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59e. Invocation command line was
CONFIG_FILES = $CONFIG_FILES
CONFIG_HEADERS = $CONFIG_HEADERS
@@ -3267,8 +3267,8 @@
_ACEOF
cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF
ac_cs_version="\\
-GNU Autoconf config.status 2.59d
-configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59d,
+GNU Autoconf config.status 2.59e
+configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59e,
with options \\"`echo "$ac_configure_args" | sed 's/^ //;
s/[\\""\`\$]/\\\\&/g'`\\"
Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Index: configure.ac
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/configure.ac,v
retrieving revision 1.77
diff -u -r1.77 configure.ac
--- configure.ac 19 Apr 2006 04:13:48 -0000 1.77
+++ configure.ac 5 Jun 2006 13:30:19 -0000
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
# We need AC_CONFIG_TESTDIR.
AC_PREREQ([2.59])
-AC_INIT([GNU Autoconf], [2.59d], [EMAIL PROTECTED])
+AC_INIT([GNU Autoconf], [2.59e], [EMAIL PROTECTED])
AC_SUBST([PACKAGE_NAME])dnl
AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([ChangeLog])
Index: man/autoconf.1
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/man/autoconf.1,v
retrieving revision 1.105
diff -u -r1.105 autoconf.1
--- man/autoconf.1 4 Jun 2006 19:56:41 -0000 1.105
+++ man/autoconf.1 5 Jun 2006 13:30:20 -0000
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.36.
-.TH AUTOCONF "1" "June 2006" "autoconf 2.59d" "User Commands"
+.TH AUTOCONF "1" "June 2006" "autoconf 2.59e" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
autoconf \- Generate configuration scripts
.SH SYNOPSIS
Index: man/autoheader.1
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/man/autoheader.1,v
retrieving revision 1.102
diff -u -r1.102 autoheader.1
--- man/autoheader.1 12 Apr 2006 23:11:13 -0000 1.102
+++ man/autoheader.1 5 Jun 2006 13:30:20 -0000
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.36.
-.TH AUTOHEADER "1" "April 2006" "autoheader 2.59d" "User Commands"
+.TH AUTOHEADER "1" "June 2006" "autoheader 2.59e" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
autoheader \- Create a template header for configure
.SH SYNOPSIS
Index: man/autom4te.1
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/man/autom4te.1,v
retrieving revision 1.78
diff -u -r1.78 autom4te.1
--- man/autom4te.1 4 Jun 2006 19:56:41 -0000 1.78
+++ man/autom4te.1 5 Jun 2006 13:30:20 -0000
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.36.
-.TH AUTOM4TE "1" "June 2006" "autom4te 2.59d" "User Commands"
+.TH AUTOM4TE "1" "June 2006" "autom4te 2.59e" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
autom4te \- Generate files and scripts thanks to M4
.SH SYNOPSIS
Index: man/autoreconf.1
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/man/autoreconf.1,v
retrieving revision 1.111
diff -u -r1.111 autoreconf.1
--- man/autoreconf.1 4 Jun 2006 19:56:41 -0000 1.111
+++ man/autoreconf.1 5 Jun 2006 13:30:20 -0000
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.36.
-.TH AUTORECONF "1" "June 2006" "autoreconf 2.59d" "User Commands"
+.TH AUTORECONF "1" "June 2006" "autoreconf 2.59e" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
autoreconf \- Update generated configuration files
.SH SYNOPSIS
Index: man/autoscan.1
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/man/autoscan.1,v
retrieving revision 1.97
diff -u -r1.97 autoscan.1
--- man/autoscan.1 12 Apr 2006 23:11:13 -0000 1.97
+++ man/autoscan.1 5 Jun 2006 13:30:20 -0000
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.36.
-.TH AUTOSCAN "1" "April 2006" "autoscan 2.59d" "User Commands"
+.TH AUTOSCAN "1" "June 2006" "autoscan 2.59e" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
autoscan \- Generate a preliminary configure.in
.SH SYNOPSIS
Index: man/autoupdate.1
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/man/autoupdate.1,v
retrieving revision 1.103
diff -u -r1.103 autoupdate.1
--- man/autoupdate.1 12 Apr 2006 23:11:13 -0000 1.103
+++ man/autoupdate.1 5 Jun 2006 13:30:20 -0000
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.36.
-.TH AUTOUPDATE "1" "April 2006" "autoupdate 2.59d" "User Commands"
+.TH AUTOUPDATE "1" "June 2006" "autoupdate 2.59e" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
autoupdate \- Update a configure.in to a newer Autoconf
.SH SYNOPSIS
Index: man/ifnames.1
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/man/ifnames.1,v
retrieving revision 1.89
diff -u -r1.89 ifnames.1
--- man/ifnames.1 12 Apr 2006 23:11:13 -0000 1.89
+++ man/ifnames.1 5 Jun 2006 13:30:20 -0000
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.36.
-.TH IFNAMES "1" "April 2006" "ifnames 2.59d" "User Commands"
+.TH IFNAMES "1" "June 2006" "ifnames 2.59e" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
ifnames \- Extract CPP conditionals from a set of files
.SH SYNOPSIS
