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Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:57:24 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Karl Berry <karl> 08/03/25 01:57:24
Modified files:
prep/standards : index.html standards.dvi.gz standards.html
standards.html.gz standards.html_node.tar.gz
standards.info.tar.gz standards.pdf
standards.ps.gz standards.texi.tar.gz
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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
<!-- See validator.w3.org -->
<address>Free Software Foundation</address>
-<address>last updated February 23, 2008</address>
+<address>last updated March 24, 2008</address>
<p>This manual (standards) is available in the following formats:</p>
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--- standards.html 17 Mar 2008 17:05:57 -0000 1.26
+++ standards.html 25 Mar 2008 01:57:06 -0000 1.27
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
<title>GNU Coding Standards</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html">
<meta name="description" content="GNU Coding Standards">
-<meta name="generator" content="makeinfo 4.11.90">
+<meta name="generator" content="makeinfo 4.11.95">
<link title="Top" rel="top" href="#Top">
<link href="http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/"; rel="generator-home"
title="Texinfo Homepage">
<!--
@@ -3842,7 +3842,8 @@
<p>This
describes conventions for writing the Makefiles for GNU programs.
Using Automake will help you write a Makefile that follows these
-conventions.
+conventions. For more information on portable Makefiles, see
+<span class="sc">posix</span> and <a
href="autoconf.html#Portable-Make">Portable Make Programming</a>.
<ul class="menu">
<li><a accesskey="1" href="#Makefile-Basics">Makefile Basics</a>:
General conventions for Makefiles.
@@ -3951,8 +3952,10 @@
<h4 class="subsection">7.2.2 Utilities in Makefiles</h4>
<p>Write the Makefile commands (and any shell scripts, such as
-<code>configure</code>) to run in <code>sh</code>, not in <code>csh</code>.
Don't use any
-special features of <code>ksh</code> or <code>bash</code>.
+<code>configure</code>) to run under <code>sh</code> (both the traditional
Bourne
+shell and the <span class="sc">posix</span> shell), not <code>csh</code>.
Don't use any
+special features of <code>ksh</code> or <code>bash</code>, or <span
class="sc">posix</span> features
+not widely supported in traditional Bourne <code>sh</code>.
<p>The <code>configure</code> script and the Makefile rules for building and
installation should not use any utilities directly except these:
@@ -3966,12 +3969,15 @@
<p>Compression programs such as <code>gzip</code> can be used in the
<code>dist</code> rule.
- <p>Stick to the generally supported options for these programs. For
-example, don't use ‘<samp><span class="samp">mkdir
-p</span></samp>’, convenient as it may be, because
-most systems don't support it.
+ <p>Generally, stick to the widely-supported (usually
+<span class="sc">posix</span>-specified) options and features of these
programs. For
+example, don't use ‘<samp><span class="samp">mkdir
-p</span></samp>’, convenient as it may be, because a
+few systems don't support it at all and with others, it is not safe
+for parallel execution. For a list of known incompatibilities, see
+<a href="autoconf.html#Portable-Shell">Portable Shell Programming</a>.
<p>It is a good idea to avoid creating symbolic links in makefiles, since a
-few systems don't support them.
+few file systems don't support them.
<p>The Makefile rules for building and installation can also use compilers
and related programs, but should do so via <code>make</code> variables so that
the
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+++ standards.txt 25 Mar 2008 01:57:08 -0000 1.26
@@ -3517,7 +3517,8 @@
This node describes conventions for writing the Makefiles for GNU
programs. Using Automake will help you write a Makefile that follows
-these conventions.
+these conventions. For more information on portable Makefiles, see
+POSIX and *note Portable Make Programming: (autoconf)Portable Make.
7.2.1 General Conventions for Makefiles
---------------------------------------
@@ -3600,8 +3601,10 @@
----------------------------
Write the Makefile commands (and any shell scripts, such as
-`configure') to run in `sh', not in `csh'. Don't use any special
-features of `ksh' or `bash'.
+`configure') to run under `sh' (both the traditional Bourne shell and
+the POSIX shell), not `csh'. Don't use any special features of `ksh'
+or `bash', or POSIX features not widely supported in traditional Bourne
+`sh'.
The `configure' script and the Makefile rules for building and
installation should not use any utilities directly except these:
@@ -3611,12 +3614,15 @@
Compression programs such as `gzip' can be used in the `dist' rule.
- Stick to the generally supported options for these programs. For
-example, don't use `mkdir -p', convenient as it may be, because most
-systems don't support it.
+ Generally, stick to the widely-supported (usually POSIX-specified)
+options and features of these programs. For example, don't use `mkdir
+-p', convenient as it may be, because a few systems don't support it at
+all and with others, it is not safe for parallel execution. For a list
+of known incompatibilities, see *note Portable Shell Programming:
+(autoconf)Portable Shell.
It is a good idea to avoid creating symbolic links in makefiles,
-since a few systems don't support them.
+since a few file systems don't support them.
The Makefile rules for building and installation can also use
compilers and related programs, but should do so via `make' variables
@@ -5116,8 +5122,8 @@
autoconf: See 5.5. (line 2455)
avoiding proprietary code: See 2.1. (line 140)
behavior, dependent on program's name: See 4.5. (line 702)
-binary packages: See 7.2.7. (line 4469)
-bindir: See 7.2.5. (line 3819)
+binary packages: See 7.2.7. (line 4475)
+bindir: See 7.2.5. (line 3825)
braces, in C source: See 5.1. (line 2079)
bug reports: See 4.7.2. (line 940)
canonical name of a program: See 4.7.1. (line 792)
@@ -5141,17 +5147,17 @@
credits for manuals: See 6.5. (line 3048)
data types, and portability: See 5.6. (line 2494)
declaration for system functions: See 5.7. (line 2605)
-DESTDIR: See 7.2.4. (line 3725)
+DESTDIR: See 7.2.4. (line 3731)
documentation: See 6. (line 2859)
doschk: See 5.4. (line 2424)
downloading this manual: See 1. (line 103)
encodings: See 5.9. (line 2797)
error messages: See 4.2. (line 530)
error messages, formatting: See 4.4. (line 640)
-exec_prefix: See 7.2.5. (line 3801)
+exec_prefix: See 7.2.5. (line 3807)
expressions, splitting: See 5.1. (line 2154)
FDL, GNU Free Documentation License: See Appendix A.
- (line 4678)
+ (line 4684)
file usage: See 4.10. (line 2057)
file-name limitations: See 5.4. (line 2424)
formatting error messages: See 4.4. (line 640)
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<p>Write the Makefile commands (and any shell scripts, such as
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Don't use any
-special features of <code>ksh</code> or <code>bash</code>.
+<code>configure</code>) to run under <code>sh</code> (both the traditional
Bourne
+shell and the <span class="sc">posix</span> shell), not <code>csh</code>.
Don't use any
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class="sc">posix</span> features
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installation should not use any utilities directly except these:
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-example, don't use ‘<samp><span class="samp">mkdir
-p</span></samp>’, convenient as it may be, because
-most systems don't support it.
+ <p>Generally, stick to the widely-supported (usually
+<span class="sc">posix</span>-specified) options and features of these
programs. For
+example, don't use ‘<samp><span class="samp">mkdir
-p</span></samp>’, convenient as it may be, because a
+few systems don't support it at all and with others, it is not safe
+for parallel execution. For a list of known incompatibilities, see
+<a href="../autoconf/Portable-Shell.html#Portable-Shell">Portable Shell
Programming</a>.
<p>It is a good idea to avoid creating symbolic links in makefiles, since a
-few systems don't support them.
+few file systems don't support them.
<p>The Makefile rules for building and installation can also use compilers
and related programs, but should do so via <code>make</code> variables so that
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