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2012-04-28readme: explicitly state we use ranges in copyright yearsStefano Lattarini1-0/+3
Reported by Jack Kelly in automake bug#11356. * README: Explicitly state we use ranges in copyright years; this is mandated by the GNU Coding Standards for each package that wants to actually use ranges in copyright years. Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
2012-04-06tests: rename 'tests/' => 't/', '*.test' => '*.sh'Stefano Lattarini1-1/+1
When we (soon) convert the Automake testsuite to a non-recursive make setup, we'll have to fix the entries of $(TESTS) to be prepended with the subdirectory they are in; this will increase the length of $(TESTS), and thus increase the possibility of exceeding the command-line length limits on some systems (most notably, MinGW/MSYS). See automake bug#7868 for more information. Thus we rename the 'tests/' subdirectory to 't/', and each 'x.test' script in there to 'x.sh'; this way, the $(TESTS) entry 'foo.test' will become 't/foo.sh', which have the same number of characters. * tests/: Rename ... * t/: ... to this. * t/*.test: Rename ... * t/*.sh: ... to this. * t/.gitignore: Removed as obsolete. * t/defs: Adjust. * t/gen-testsuite-part: Likewise. * t/list-of-tests.mk: Likewise. * t/ccnoco.sh: Likewise. * t/ccnoco3.sh: Likewise. * t/self-check-cleanup.tap: Likewise. * t/self-check-dir.tap: Likewise. * t/self-check-me.tap: Likewise. * t/self-check-reexec.tap: Likewise. * README: Likewise. * bootstrap: Likewise * configure.ac: Likewise. * Makefile.am: Likewise. * .gitignore: Likewise. * syntax-check.mk: Likewise. Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
2012-02-16readme: fix grammaroStefano Lattarini1-1/+1
Reported by Eric Blake. * README: Use "also has" instead of "has also"; the former sounds better to a native speaker.
2012-02-16readme: update and renewStefano Lattarini1-19/+17
* README: Remove stale or now-obvious description and advices. Add reference to the INSTALL file. Some minor rewordings.
2012-02-16maint: run "make update-copyright"Stefano Lattarini1-2/+1
2011-12-15readme: reference webpages for automake mailing listsStefano Lattarini1-8/+17
* README: Rationalize and reorganize the (brief) description of the automake mailing lists. In particular, instead of suggesting the reader to write to the `-request' addresses to subscribe to mailing lists, point him to the relevant webpages, where he can also subscribe via a web form.
2011-12-15readme: update advice about testsuite executionStefano Lattarini1-2/+1
* README: Now that the automake testsuite uses the parallel-tests driver, there is no need for the user to capture the stdout of "make check" to determine which tests have failed: a detailed log is automatically saved into the `tests/test-suite.log' file. Since we are at it, improve the wording by dropping an extra "please".
2011-12-14readme: don't reference the old homepage at sources.redhat.comStefano Lattarini1-1/+1
* README: Don't reference the old homepage at sources.redhat.com, which is no longer active; reference the homepage on www.gnu.org instead. See also automake bug#10157 and bug#10248. * tests/README: Likewise, and remove related extra-pedantic advice about copyright papers for test cases (we'll ask for those papers explicitly when we think they are warranted).
2011-01-16* NEWS, README: Update copyright years.Ralf Wildenhues1-1/+1
2009-05-17Revert Automake license to GPLv2+.Ralf Wildenhues1-1/+1
Automake will move to GPLv3+ once the Exception statement has been rewritten to use the new GPLv3 exception language. This change does not impact the COPYING file that may be installed by `automake --add-missing'. * COPYING: Revert to GPLv2. All uses changed. * NEWS: Update. Signed-off-by: Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
2009-03-14Overhaul of tests/README.Ralf Wildenhues1-7/+1
* tests/README: General overhaul. Mention parallel test suite execution, the test-suite.log file; document `Exit' vs. `exit', `defs' vs. `defs-p', the naming of `parallel-tests' tests. * README: Simplify, point to tests/README. Signed-off-by: Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
2008-02-23Fix XFAIL_TESTS matching for NetBSD ksh.Ralf Wildenhues1-0/+13
* lib/am/check.am (check-TESTS): In the case patterns for XFAILed tests, add literal bracket expression for matching whitespace, as NetBSD 4.99.54 ksh does not understand a bracket expression resulting from variable expansion. * README: Explain how to run the Automake test suite, including setting MAKE to test gmake. Report by Patrick Welche.
2007-12-08Reword the copyright notices to match what's suggested in GPLv3.Ralf Wildenhues1-7/+3
2007-07-07* COPYING, lib/COPYING: Update to GPLv3. All uses changed.Ralf Wildenhues1-1/+1
* NEWS: Update.
2005-05-14* COPYING, ChangeLog, ChangeLog.00, ChangeLog.01, ChangeLog.02,Alexandre Duret-Lutz1-2/+2
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tests/version8.test, tests/vpath.test, tests/vtexi.test, tests/vtexi2.test, tests/warnopts.test, tests/werror.test, tests/werror2.test, tests/whoami.test, tests/xsource.test, tests/yacc.test, tests/yacc2.test, tests/yacc3.test, tests/yacc4.test, tests/yacc5.test, tests/yacc6.test, tests/yacc7.test, tests/yacc8.test, tests/yaccpp.test, tests/yaccvpath.test: Update FSF postal mail address.
2003-09-25* README: More mailing lists.Alexandre Duret-Lutz1-8/+12
2003-09-24* configure.in: Rename as ...Alexandre Duret-Lutz1-4/+4
* configure.ac: ... this. * README: s/configure.in/configure.ac/.
2001-09-22* ChangeLog, ChangeLog.1996, ChangeLog.1998, ChangeLog.2000,Akim Demaille1-0/+22
Makefile.am, NEWS, README, TODO, configure.in, lib/Makefile.am, lib/acinstall, lib/am/Makefile.am, m4/Makefile.am, m4/as.m4, m4/auxdir.m4, m4/ccstdc.m4, m4/cond.m4, m4/depend.m4, m4/depout.m4, m4/dmalloc.m4, m4/error.m4, m4/gcj.m4, m4/header.m4, m4/init.m4, m4/install-sh.m4, m4/lex.m4, m4/lispdir.m4, m4/maintainer.m4, m4/make.m4, m4/minuso.m4, m4/missing.m4, m4/multi.m4, m4/obstack.m4, m4/protos.m4, m4/ptrdiff.m4, m4/python.m4, m4/regex.m4, m4/sanity.m4, m4/strip.m4, m4/termios.m4, m4/winsz.m4: Add copyright notice. * INSTALL, lib/INSTALL: Upgrade to latest autoconf version, which has a copyright notice.
2001-08-23Mention real home pageTom Tromey1-1/+1
1998-08-11Changed bug-reporting address.Tom Tromey1-2/+2
More minor fixes from Markus Oberhumer
1997-12-01more readmeTom Tromey1-0/+4
1997-12-01fixed objc.test bugTom Tromey1-3/+3
1997-02-28nothingTom Tromey1-0/+5
1997-02-28fixletTom Tromey1-1/+1
1996-11-15Bug fixesTom Tromey1-3/+3
1996-07-28Include aclocalTom Tromey1-0/+6
1996-02-27NothingTom Tromey1-3/+3
1995-12-03Handle installcheck.Tom Tromey1-20/+8
Handle ## comments. Fixlets
1994-10-02mention indentDavid J. MacKenzie1-2/+2
1994-09-20add find sampleDavid J. MacKenzie1-1/+2
1994-09-20fix little bugsDavid J. MacKenzie1-1/+9
1994-09-20mention time exampleDavid J. MacKenzie1-6/+6
1994-09-20more infoDavid J. MacKenzie1-0/+7
1994-09-20Initial revisionDavid J. MacKenzie1-0/+12