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Re: Automake 1.6b available and the version numbering issue
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Thu, 01 Aug 2002 10:18:03 -0400 |
Alexandre;
Just want to steal the soapbox here to point out that "1.6b" is more
difficult for automated systems to deal with than "1.6.2". Consider the
logic to determine whether 1.4-p4 is greater than 1.4.2 or 1.5.
> ... works with 1.6.3 but doesn't with 1.6b. ...
...and how *is* the logic for 1.6b compared to 1.6.3 ? Is that like
1.(6.2).0 > 1.6.3 ?
Ever consider simple major/minor/point release numbers? Even Oracle's
old versions such as 6.0.30.1.2 worked with tools to automatically
determine which of two packages is the more recent.
Allan
Alexandre Duret-Lutz wrote:
>
> Here is a snapshot of the current development version of Automake,
> in case you want to get a grasp of what Automake 1.7 will look like.
> The NEWS entry is appended.
>
> If you have some time, please try it on your package and report any
> issue you encounter. Especially, please shout loud if your package
> works with 1.6.3 but doesn't with 1.6b. (It'll better for everybody
> if we can fix compatibility issues before the release...)
>
> You can find this snapshot here:
>
> ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/automake/automake-1.6b.tar.gz
> ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/automake/automake-1.6b.tar.bz2
>
> Soon it will also appear on the sources mirrors.
>
> http://sources.redhat.com/mirrors.html
>
> Please report bugs to <address@hidden>.
>
> - Akim, Alexandre, and Tom
>
> New in 1.6b:
> * Autoconf 2.53b is required.
> * `aclocal' and `automake' will no longer warn about obsolete
> configure macros. This is done by `autoconf -Wobsolete'.
> * AM_CONFIG_HEADER, AM_SYS_POSIX_TERMIOS and
> AM_HEADER_TIOCGWINSZ_NEEDS_SYS_IOCTL are obsolete (although still
> supported). You should use AC_CONFIG_HEADERS, AC_SYS_POSIX_TERMIOS,
> and AC_HEADER_TIOCGWINSZ instead. `autoupdate' can upgrade
> `configure.ac' for you.
> * Support for per-program and per-library `_CPPFLAGS'.
> * New `ctags' target (builds CTAGS files).
> * Support for -Wmumble and -Wno-mumble, where mumble is a warning category
> (see `automake --help' or the manual for a list of them).
> * Honor the WARNINGS environment variable.
> * Omit the call to depcomp when using gcc3: call the compiler directly.
> * A new option, std-options, tests that programs support --help and --version
> when `make installcheck' is run. This is enabled by --gnits.
> * Texinfo rules now support the `ps' and `pdf' targets.
> * `make distcheck' will enforce DESTDIR support by attempting
> a DESTDIR install.
> * `+=' can be used in conditionals, even if the augmented variable
> was defined for another condition.
> * Use Autoconf's --trace interface to inspect configure.ac and get
> a more accurate view of it.
> * automake --output-dir is deprecated.
> * Many bug fixes.
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