>From 4ccf9a8034c597f33ce9592f06533e3cd096fd99 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
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From: Stefano Lattarini
Date: Thu, 9 May 2013 20:23:40 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] docs: we still don't have the promised better Java interface
Reported by Michael Zucchi:
See also automake bug#9088.
* doc/automake.texi (Java): Adjust and clarify.
* THANKS: Update.
Reported-by: Michael Zucchi
Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini
---
THANKS | 1 +
doc/automake.texi | 8 ++++----
2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/THANKS b/THANKS
index fd023e2..66b3270 100644
--- a/THANKS
+++ b/THANKS
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ Michael Brantley address@hidden
Michael Daniels address@hidden
Michael Hofmann address@hidden
Michael Ploujnikov address@hidden
+Michael Zucchi address@hidden
Michel de Ruiter address@hidden
Mike Castle address@hidden
Mike Frysinger address@hidden
diff --git a/doc/automake.texi b/doc/automake.texi
index e52cc3a..58561ed 100644
--- a/doc/automake.texi
+++ b/doc/automake.texi
@@ -7598,11 +7598,11 @@ libtool, The Libtool Manual}) with the @code{LTLIBRARIES} primary.
Automake provides some minimal support for Java bytecode compilation with
the @code{JAVA} primary (in addition to the support for compiling Java to
native machine code; @pxref{Java Support with gcj}). Note however that
address@hidden interface and most features described here are deprecated}; the
-next automake release will strive to provide a better and cleaner
address@hidden interface and most features described here are deprecated}.
+Future Automake releases will strive to provide a better and cleaner
interface, which however @emph{won't be backward-compatible}; the present
-interface will probably be removed altogether in future automake releases
-(1.13 or later), so don't use it in new code.
+interface will probably be removed altogether some time after the
+introduction of the new interface (if that ever materializes).
Any @file{.java} files listed in a @code{_JAVA} variable will be
compiled with @code{JAVAC} at build time. By default, @file{.java}
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