>From 4ccf9a8034c597f33ce9592f06533e3cd096fd99 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 Message-Id: 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} -- 1.8.3.rc0.19.g7e6a0cc