Author: ken Date: Tue Jun 14 14:03:18 2016 New Revision: 17494 Log: autoconf-2.13
Added: trunk/BOOK/general/prog/autoconf213.xml (contents, props changed) Modified: trunk/BOOK/general.ent trunk/BOOK/general/prog/prog.xml trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml trunk/BOOK/packages.ent Modified: trunk/BOOK/general.ent ============================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/general.ent Tue Jun 14 01:08:06 2016 (r17493) +++ trunk/BOOK/general.ent Tue Jun 14 14:03:18 2016 (r17494) @@ -1,12 +1,12 @@ <!-- $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ --> -<!ENTITY day "12"> <!-- Always 2 digits --> +<!ENTITY day "14"> <!-- Always 2 digits --> <!ENTITY month "06"> <!-- Always 2 digits --> <!ENTITY year "2016"> <!ENTITY copyrightdate "2001-&year;"> <!ENTITY copyholder "The BLFS Development Team"> <!ENTITY version "&year;-&month;-&day;"> -<!ENTITY releasedate "June 12th &year;"> +<!ENTITY releasedate "June 14th &year;"> <!ENTITY pubdate "&year;-&month;-&day;"> <!-- metadata req. by TLDP --> <!ENTITY blfs-version "svn"> <!-- svn|[release #] --> <!ENTITY lfs-version "development"> <!-- x.y|development --> Added: trunk/BOOK/general/prog/autoconf213.xml ============================================================================== --- /dev/null 00:00:00 1970 (empty, because file is newly added) +++ trunk/BOOK/general/prog/autoconf213.xml Tue Jun 14 14:03:18 2016 (r17494) @@ -0,0 +1,276 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> +<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd"; [ + <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent"> + %general-entities; + + <!ENTITY autoconf213-download-http "http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/autoconf/autoconf-&autoconf213-version;.tar.gz";> + <!ENTITY autoconf213-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/autoconf/autoconf-&autoconf213-version;.tar.gz";> + <!ENTITY autoconf213-md5sum "9de56d4a161a723228220b0f425dc711"> + <!ENTITY autoconf213-size "434 KB"> + <!ENTITY autoconf213-buildsize "2.8 MB"> + <!ENTITY autoconf213-time "less than 0.1 SBU (additional 0.1 SBU for the tests)"> +]> + +<sect1 id="autoconf213" xreflabel="Autoconf-&autoconf213-version;"> + <?dbhtml filename="autoconf213.html"?> + + <sect1info> + <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername> + <date>$Date$</date> + </sect1info> + + <title>Autoconf-&autoconf213-version;</title> + + <indexterm zone="autoconf213"> + <primary sortas="a-Autoconf-213">Autoconf-213</primary> + </indexterm> + + <sect2 role="package"> + <title>Introduction to Autoconf-2.13</title> + + <para> + <application>Autoconf-2.13</application> is an old version of + <application>Autoconf</application> . This old version accepts switches + which are not valid in more recent versions. Now that + <application>firefox</application> has started to use + <application>python2</application> for configuring, this old version is + required even if configure files have not been changed. + </para> + + &lfs79_checked;&gcc6_checked; + + <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead> + <itemizedlist spacing="compact"> + <listitem> + <para> + Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&autoconf213-download-http;"/> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Download (FTP): <ulink url="&autoconf213-download-ftp;"/> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Download MD5 sum: &autoconf213-md5sum; + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Download size: &autoconf213-size; + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Estimated disk space required: &autoconf213-buildsize; + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Estimated build time: &autoconf213-time; + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead> + <itemizedlist spacing="compact"> + <listitem> + <para> + Required patch: + <ulink url="&patch-root;/autoconf-&autoconf213-version;-consolidated_fixes-1.patch"/> + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Autoconf-2.13 Dependencies</bridgehead> + + <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead> + <para role="optional"> + <xref linkend="dejagnu"/> (Required for the tests) + </para> + + <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes: + <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/autoconf213"/> + </para> + </sect2> + + <sect2 role="installation"> + <title>Installation of Autoconf-2.13</title> + + <para> + Install <application>Check</application> by running the following + commands: + </para> + +<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../autoconf-&autoconf213-version;-consolidated_fixes-1.patch && +mv -v autoconf-texi autoconf213.texi && +rm -v autoconf.info && +./configure --prefix=/usr --program-suffix=2.13 && +make</userinput></screen> + + <para> + To test the installation, if you have installed <xref linkend="dejagnu"/> + issue <command>make check</command> (all 253 tests should pass). + </para> + + <para> + Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user: + </para> + +<screen role="root"><userinput>make install && +install -v -m644 autoconf213.info /usr/share/info && +install-info --info-dir=/usr/share/info autoconf213.info +</userinput></screen> + + </sect2> + + <sect2 role="commands"> + <title>Command Explanations</title> + + <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"; + href="../../xincludes/static-libraries.xml"/> + + <para> + <command>mv -v autoconf.texi autoconf213.texi</command>: ensure that the + info file added by this package will not overwrite the more recent version. + </para> + + <para> + <command>rm -v autoconf.info</command>: ensure that the info file will be + created by the current version of texinfo. + </para> + + <para> + <command>--program-suffix=-2.13</command>: ensure that the installed + programs have the version added to their names, so that only a script + which specifically looks for these old versions will find them. + </para> + + <para> + <command>install -v -m644 ...</command>: the patch removes install-info + from the Makefile because that would install (and if necessary recreate) + standards.info which is an old version, so now + <filename>autoconf213.info</filename> has to be manually installed. + </para> + + </sect2> + + <sect2 role="content"> + <title>Contents</title> + + <segmentedlist> + <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle> + <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle> + <segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle> + + <seglistitem> + <seg> + autoconf-2.13, autoheader-2.13, autoreconf-2.13, autoscan-2.13, autoupdate-2.13, ifnames-2.13 + </seg> + <seg> + None + </seg> + <seg> + /usr/share/autoconf-2.13 + </seg> + </seglistitem> + </segmentedlist> + + <variablelist> + <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead> + <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> + <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?> + + <varlistentry id="autoconf-2.13"> + <term><command>autoconf-2.13</command></term> + <listitem> + <para> + Produces shell scripts that automatically configure software source + code packages to adapt to many kinds of Unix-like systems. + </para> + <indexterm zone="autoconf213 autoconf-2.13"> + <primary sortas="b-autoconf-2.13">autoconf-2.13</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="autoheader-2.13"> + <term><command>autoheader-2.13</command></term> + <listitem> + <para> + A tool for creating template files of C <emphasis>#define</emphasis> + statements for configure to use + </para> + <indexterm zone="autoconf213 autoheader-2.13"> + <primary sortas="b-autoheader-2.13">autoheader-2.13</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="autoreconf-2.13"> + <term><command>autoreconf-2.13</command></term> + <listitem> + <para> + This automatically runs <command>autoconf-2.13</command>, + <command>autoheader-2.13</command>, <command>aclocal</command>, + <command>automake</command>, <command>gettextize</command> and + <command>libtoolize</command> in the right order when changes + have been made to <command>autoconf</command> or + <command>automake</command> template files. + </para> + <indexterm zone="autoconf213 autoreconf-2.13"> + <primary sortas="b-autoreconf-2.13">autoreconf-2.13</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="autoscan-2.13"> + <term><command>autoscan-2.13</command></term> + <listitem> + <para> + Can be used as a preliminary step in creating a + <filename>configure.in</filename> file. + </para> + <indexterm zone="autoconf213 autoscan-2.13"> + <primary sortas="b-autoscan-2.13">autoscan-2.13</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="autoupdate-2.13"> + <term><command>autoupdate-2.13</command></term> + <listitem> + <para> + Modifies a <filename>configure.in</filename> file that still + calls <command>autoconf</command> macros by their old names + to use the current macro names. + </para> + <indexterm zone="autoconf213 autoupdate-2.13"> + <primary sortas="b-autoupdate-2.13">autoupdate-2,13</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="ifnames-2.13"> + <term><command>ifnames-2.13</command></term> + <listitem> + <para> + prints the identifiers that the package uses in C preprocessor + conditionals [If a package has already been set up to have some + portability, this program can help determine what configure needs to + check for. It can also fill in gaps in a configure.in file generated + by autoscan.] + </para> + <indexterm zone="autoconf213 ifnames-2.13"> + <primary sortas="b-ifnames-2.13">ifnames-2.13</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + + </sect2> + +</sect1> Modified: trunk/BOOK/general/prog/prog.xml ============================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/general/prog/prog.xml Tue Jun 14 01:08:06 2016 (r17493) +++ trunk/BOOK/general/prog/prog.xml Tue Jun 14 14:03:18 2016 (r17494) @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ build many popular programming environments to greatly expand your system's development capabilities.</para> + <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"; href="autoconf213.xml"/> <!-- <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"; href="bazaar.xml"/> --> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"; href="check.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"; href="clisp.xml"/> Modified: trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml ============================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml Tue Jun 14 01:08:06 2016 (r17493) +++ trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml Tue Jun 14 14:03:18 2016 (r17494) @@ -44,6 +44,18 @@ --> <listitem> + <para>June 14th, 2016</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>[ken] - Add autoconf-2.13, now required by firefox-47. This is + partially based on Tushar's hint "Installing multiple autotool + versions in parallel." Command descriptions based on LFS. Fixes + <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;7939">#7939</ulink>.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </listitem> + + <listitem> <para>June 12th, 2016</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> Modified: trunk/BOOK/packages.ent ============================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/packages.ent Tue Jun 14 01:08:06 2016 (r17493) +++ trunk/BOOK/packages.ent Tue Jun 14 14:03:18 2016 (r17494) @@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ <!ENTITY zip-version "3.0"> <!-- Chapter 13 --> +<!ENTITY autoconf213-version "2.13"> <!ENTITY bazaar-version "2.5.1"> <!ENTITY check-version "0.10.0"> <!ENTITY clisp-version "2.49"> -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/blfs-book FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
