From 19e8fd19155538139aae0e3f6b774e644f5c9a2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Akim Demaille Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 13:25:45 +0000 Subject: Update. --- TODO | 35 ++++++++++++----------------------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) (limited to 'TODO') diff --git a/TODO b/TODO index afb03c35..006ce97a 100644 --- a/TODO +++ b/TODO @@ -9,14 +9,23 @@ these suggestions... their presence here doesn't imply my endorsement. * Soon +** AC_PROG_INSTALL +This test should be extended to check that install supports the GNU +Install syntax: install FILES... DIR. This will relieve everybody +form having to use mkinstalldirs to create the directories, as install +does it itself. install-sh is already handling this case. This also +makes it simple not to create the directories where nothing will be +installed because of configuration options, which is next to +impossible using the current setting. + +In other words: everything is ready (install-sh and Automake), we just +need a good reimplementation of AC_PROG_INSTALL. + ** --target & AC_ARG_PROGRAM Shouldn't *any* `program' be installed as `$target_alias-program' even if AC_ARG_PROGRAM is not called? That would be much more predictable. Ian? -** RedHat's Autoconf page -should be removed. - ** AC_CHECK_TOOL... Write a test that checks that it honors the values set by the user. @@ -57,9 +66,6 @@ which requires to have two different sources: AC_LANG_CALL and AC_LANG_FUNC_LINK_TRY (which names seem to be inappropriate). Wouldn't one be enough? -** Autotest -Document it. - ** Document AC_COMPILE_IFELSE, AC_LANG_PROGRAM etc. And make AC_TRY_COMPILE etc. obsolete. @@ -194,23 +200,6 @@ the doc easier to update when people add/change macros. The name ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -* Automake - -** missing.m4 -The test for a recent missing doesn't hide the error messages from the -old missing. - -** AU_DEFUN -The section for old macros is not completely up to date. For -instance, there is still AM_PROG_LIBTOOL. Anyway, since autoupdate -takes care of them, it is no longer the role of Automake to handle -this. Most should be removed. - -** Macros now swallowed by Autoconf. -error.m4, obstack.m4, ptrdiff.m4, strtod.m4, termios.m4, winsz.m4. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - * m4 ** I18n -- cgit v1.2.1