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@@ -1900,9 +1900,6 @@ It is customary to make the first line of @file{Makefile.am} read:
## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
@end example
-@c FIXME discuss putting a copyright into Makefile.am here? I would but
-@c I don't know quite what to say.
-
@c FIXME document customary ordering of Makefile.am here!
@@ -8821,9 +8818,6 @@ error} happens when e.g., the set-up of a test case scenario fails, or when
some other unexpected or highly undesirable condition is encountered (for
example, the program under test experiences a segmentation fault).
-@emph{TODO}: Links to other test harnesses (esp. those sharing our
-terminology)?
-
@node Simple Tests
@section Simple Tests
@@ -8956,8 +8950,6 @@ flag on file descriptors opened with the @command{exec} builtin, thus
rendering an idiom like @code{AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = exec 9>&2;}
ineffectual. This issue also affects some Bourne shells, such as the
HP-UX's @command{/bin/sh},
-@c FIXME: should we offer a link to the relevant discussions on the
-@c bug-autoconf list?
@c Keep in sync with tests-environment-backcompat.sh
@example
@@ -9017,7 +9009,6 @@ The serial test harness is enabled by the Automake option
@option{serial-tests}. It operates by simply running the tests serially,
one at the time, without any I/O redirection. It's up to the user to
implement logging of tests' output, if that's requited or desired.
-@c TODO: give an example of how this can be done.
For historical and implementation reasons, the @code{AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT}
variable is @emph{not} supported by this harness (it will be silently
@@ -9086,8 +9077,6 @@ to a per-test log file, so that parallel execution does not produce
intermingled output. The output from failed tests is collected in the
@file{test-suite.log} file. If the variable @samp{VERBOSE} is set, this
file is output after the summary.
-@c FIXME: we should be clearer about what we mean exactly here ...
-For best results, the tests should be verbose by default now.
@vindex TEST_EXTENSIONS
@vindex TEST_LOGS
@@ -9596,12 +9585,6 @@ other end, if you are using a known and widespread test protocol with
well-established implementations, being consistent with those
implementations' output might be a good idea too.
-@c TODO: Give an example, maybe inspired to py.test-style output.
-@c TODO: That is a good idea because it shows a test driver that allows
-@c TODO: for different levels of verbosity in the progress output (could
-@c TODO: be implemented either using a driver cmdline flag, or an
-@c TODO: environment variable, or both).
-
@node Using the TAP test protocol
@section Using the TAP test protocol
@@ -10838,9 +10821,6 @@ they all have their serious drawbacks and limitations. That's why
automake provides support for a more advanced and flexible way of
obtaining quieter output from @command{make} (for most rules at least).
-@c TODO: Maybe describe in brief the precedent set by the build system
-@c of the Linux Kernel, from which Automake took inspiration ... Links?
-
To give the gist of what Automake can do in this respect, here is a simple
comparison between a typical @command{make} output (where silent rules
are disabled) and one with silent rules enabled: