- updated to 2.62

[packages/autoconf.git] / autoconf-info.patch

--- autoconf-2.62/doc/autoconf.texi.orig	2008-04-16 20:34:45.377155963 +0200
+++ autoconf-2.62/doc/autoconf.texi	2008-04-16 20:39:04.079896078 +0200
@@ -203,29 +203,19 @@
 
 
 
-@dircategory Software development
+@dircategory Programming tools:
 @direntry
-* Autoconf: (autoconf).         Create source code configuration scripts.
-@end direntry
-
-@dircategory Individual utilities
-@direntry
-* autoscan: (autoconf)autoscan Invocation.
-                                Semi-automatic @file{configure.ac} writing
-* ifnames: (autoconf)ifnames Invocation.        Listing conditionals in source.
-* autoconf-invocation: (autoconf)autoconf Invocation.
-                                How to create configuration scripts
-* autoreconf: (autoconf)autoreconf Invocation.
-                                Remaking multiple @command{configure} scripts
-* autoheader: (autoconf)autoheader Invocation.
-                                How to create configuration templates
-* autom4te: (autoconf)autom4te Invocation.
-                                The Autoconf executables backbone
-* configure: (autoconf)configure Invocation.    Configuring a package.
-* autoupdate: (autoconf)autoupdate Invocation.
-                                Automatic update of @file{configure.ac}
-* config.status: (autoconf)config.status Invocation. Recreating configurations.
-* testsuite: (autoconf)testsuite Invocation.    Running an Autotest test suite.
+* Autoconf: (autoconf).			Create source code configuration scripts
+* autoscan: (autoconf)autoscan.		Semi-automatic @file{configure.ac} writing
+* ifnames: (autoconf)ifnames.		Listing conditionals in source
+* autoconf: (autoconf)autoconf.		How to create configuration scripts
+* autoreconf: (autoconf)autoreconf.	Remaking multiple @command{configure} scripts
+* autoheader: (autoconf)autoheader.	How to create configuration templates
+* autom4te: (autoconf)autom4te.		The Autoconf executables backbone
+* configure: (autoconf)configure.	Configuring a package
+* autoupdate: (autoconf)autoupdate.	Automatic update of @file{configure.ac}
+* config.status: (autoconf)config.status.  Recreating configurations.
+* testsuite: (autoconf)testsuite.	Running an Autotest test suite.
 @end direntry
 
 @titlepage
@@ -267,7 +257,7 @@
 * Manual Configuration::        Selecting features that can't be guessed
 * Site Configuration::          Local defaults for @command{configure}
 * Running configure Scripts::   How to use the Autoconf output
-* config.status Invocation::    Recreating a configuration
+* config.status::               Recreating a configuration
 * Obsolete Constructs::         Kept for backward compatibility
 * Using Autotest::              Creating portable test suites
 * FAQ::                         Frequent Autoconf Questions, with answers
@@ -288,10 +278,10 @@
 Making @command{configure} Scripts
 
 * Writing Autoconf Input::      What to put in an Autoconf input file
-* autoscan Invocation::         Semi-automatic @file{configure.ac} writing
-* ifnames Invocation::          Listing the conditionals in source code
-* autoconf Invocation::         How to create configuration scripts
-* autoreconf Invocation::       Remaking multiple @command{configure} scripts
+* autoscan::                    Semi-automatic @file{configure.ac} writing
+* ifnames::                     Listing the conditionals in source code
+* autoconf::                    How to create configuration scripts
+* autoreconf::                  Remaking multiple @command{configure} scripts
 
 Writing @file{configure.ac}
 
@@ -326,7 +316,7 @@
 Configuration Header Files
 
 * Header Templates::            Input for the configuration headers
-* autoheader Invocation::       How to create configuration templates
+* autoheader::                  How to create configuration templates
 * Autoheader Macros::           How to specify CPP templates
 
 Existing Tests
@@ -443,7 +433,7 @@
 
 Using @command{autom4te}
 
-* autom4te Invocation::         A @acronym{GNU} M4 wrapper
+* autom4te::                    A @acronym{GNU} M4 wrapper
 * Customizing autom4te::        Customizing the Autoconf package
 
 Programming in M4sugar
@@ -559,13 +549,13 @@
 * System Type::                 Specifying the system type
 * Sharing Defaults::            Setting site-wide defaults for @command{configure}
 * Defining Variables::          Specifying the compiler etc.
-* configure Invocation::        Changing how @command{configure} runs
+* configure::                   Changing how @command{configure} runs
 
 Obsolete Constructs
 
 * Obsolete config.status Use::  Obsolete convention for @command{config.status}
 * acconfig Header::             Additional entries in @file{config.h.in}
-* autoupdate Invocation::       Automatic update of @file{configure.ac}
+* autoupdate::                  Automatic update of @file{configure.ac}
 * Obsolete Macros::             Backward compatibility macros
 * Autoconf 1::                  Tips for upgrading your files
 * Autoconf 2.13::               Some fresher tips
@@ -590,7 +580,7 @@
 
 * Using an Autotest Test Suite::  Autotest and the user
 * Writing Testsuites::          Autotest macros
-* testsuite Invocation::        Running @command{testsuite} scripts
+* testsuite::                   Running @command{testsuite} scripts
 * Making testsuite Scripts::    Using autom4te to create @command{testsuite}
 
 Using an Autotest Test Suite
@@ -946,7 +936,7 @@
 
 @item
 a shell script called @file{config.status} that, when run, recreates
-the files listed above (@pxref{config.status Invocation});
+the files listed above (@pxref{config.status});
 
 @item
 an optional shell script normally called @file{config.cache}
@@ -1006,10 +996,10 @@
 
 @menu
 * Writing Autoconf Input::      What to put in an Autoconf input file
-* autoscan Invocation::         Semi-automatic @file{configure.ac} writing
-* ifnames Invocation::          Listing the conditionals in source code
-* autoconf Invocation::         How to create configuration scripts
-* autoreconf Invocation::       Remaking multiple @command{configure} scripts
+* autoscan::                    Semi-automatic @file{configure.ac} writing
+* ifnames::                     Listing the conditionals in source code
+* autoconf::                    How to create configuration scripts
+* autoreconf::                  Remaking multiple @command{configure} scripts
 @end menu
 
 @node Writing Autoconf Input
@@ -1025,7 +1015,7 @@
 or specialized features, @file{configure.ac} might need to contain some
 hand-crafted shell commands; see @ref{Portable Shell}.  The
 @command{autoscan} program can give you a good start in writing
-@file{configure.ac} (@pxref{autoscan Invocation}, for more information).
+@file{configure.ac} (@pxref{autoscan}, for more information).
 
 Previous versions of Autoconf promoted the name @file{configure.in},
 which is somewhat ambiguous (the tool needed to process this file is not
@@ -1281,7 +1271,7 @@
 @end display
 
 
-@node autoscan Invocation
+@node autoscan
 @section Using @command{autoscan} to Create @file{configure.ac}
 @cindex @command{autoscan}
 
@@ -1303,7 +1293,7 @@
 use a configuration header file, you must add a call to
 @code{AC_CONFIG_HEADERS} (@pxref{Configuration Headers}).  You might
 also have to change or add some @code{#if} directives to your program in
-order to make it work with Autoconf (@pxref{ifnames Invocation}, for
+order to make it work with Autoconf (@pxref{ifnames}, for
 information about a program that can help with that job).
 
 When using @command{autoscan} to maintain a @file{configure.ac}, simply
@@ -1342,7 +1332,7 @@
 Prepend @var{dir} to the include path.  Multiple invocations accumulate.
 @end table
 
-@node ifnames Invocation
+@node ifnames
 @section Using @command{ifnames} to List Conditionals
 @cindex @command{ifnames}
 
@@ -1351,8 +1341,7 @@
 preprocessor conditionals.  If a package has already been set up to have
 some portability, @command{ifnames} can thus help you figure out what its
 @command{configure} needs to check for.  It may help fill in some gaps in a
-@file{configure.ac} generated by @command{autoscan} (@pxref{autoscan
-Invocation}).
+@file{configure.ac} generated by @command{autoscan} (@pxref{autoscan}).
 
 @command{ifnames} scans all of the C source files named on the command line
 (or the standard input, if none are given) and writes to the standard
@@ -1374,7 +1363,7 @@
 Print the version number of Autoconf and exit.
 @end table
 
-@node autoconf Invocation
+@node autoconf
 @section Using @command{autoconf} to Create @command{configure}
 @cindex @command{autoconf}
 
@@ -1468,8 +1457,7 @@
 @cindex Macro invocation stack
 Because @command{autoconf} uses @command{autom4te} behind the scenes, it
 displays a back trace for errors, but not for warnings; if you want
-them, just pass @option{-W error}.  @xref{autom4te Invocation}, for some
-examples.
+them, just pass @option{-W error}.  @xref{autom4te}, for some examples.
 
 @item --trace=@var{macro}[:@var{format}]
 @itemx -t @var{macro}[:@var{format}]
@@ -1481,7 +1469,7 @@
 
 The @var{format} is a regular string, with newlines if desired, and
 several special escape codes.  It defaults to @samp{$f:$l:$n:$%}; see
-@ref{autom4te Invocation}, for details on the @var{format}.
+@ref{autom4te}, for details on the @var{format}.
 
 @item --initialization
 @itemx -i
@@ -1555,7 +1543,7 @@
 @end group
 @end example
 
-@node autoreconf Invocation
+@node autoreconf
 @section Using @command{autoreconf} to Update @command{configure} Scripts
 @cindex @command{autoreconf}
 
@@ -1592,8 +1580,8 @@
 Gettext supplies the @command{autopoint} command to add translation
 infrastructure to a source package.  If you use @command{autopoint},
 your @file{configure.ac} should invoke both @code{AM_GNU_GETTEXT} and
-@code{AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION(@var{gettext-version})}.  @xref{autopoint
-Invocation, , Invoking the @code{autopoint} Program, gettext,
+@code{AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION(@var{gettext-version})}.
+@xref{autopoint, , Invoking the @code{autopoint} Program, gettext,
 @acronym{GNU} @code{gettext} utilities}, for further details.
 
 @noindent
@@ -1897,8 +1885,8 @@
 source directory; @command{configure} checks for this file's existence to
 make sure that the directory that it is told contains the source code in
 fact does.  Occasionally people accidentally specify the wrong directory
-with @option{--srcdir}; this is a safety check.  @xref{configure
-Invocation}, for more information.
+with @option{--srcdir}; this is a safety check.  @xref{configure},
+for more information.
 @end defmac
 
 
@@ -2111,7 +2099,7 @@
 when used in @var{output}, or the standard input when used in the
 @var{inputs}.  You most probably don't need to use this in
 @file{configure.ac}, but it is convenient when using the command line
-interface of @file{./config.status}, see @ref{config.status Invocation},
+interface of @file{./config.status}, see @ref{config.status},
 for more details.
 
 The @var{inputs} may be absolute or relative file names.  In the latter
@@ -2971,7 +2959,7 @@
 so @file{config.status} ensures that @file{config.h} is considered up to
 date.  @xref{Output}, for more information about @code{AC_OUTPUT}.
 
-@xref{config.status Invocation}, for more examples of handling
+@xref{config.status}, for more examples of handling
 configuration-related dependencies.
 
 @node Configuration Headers
@@ -3051,7 +3039,7 @@
 
 @menu
 * Header Templates::            Input for the configuration headers
-* autoheader Invocation::       How to create configuration templates
+* autoheader::                  How to create configuration templates
 * Autoheader Macros::           How to specify CPP templates
 @end menu
 
@@ -3106,10 +3094,10 @@
 comments in preprocessor macros has never been a good idea.
 
 Since it is a tedious task to keep a template header up to date, you may
-use @command{autoheader} to generate it, see @ref{autoheader Invocation}.
+use @command{autoheader} to generate it, see @ref{autoheader}.
 
 
-@node autoheader Invocation
+@node autoheader
 @subsection Using @command{autoheader} to Create @file{config.h.in}
 @cindex @command{autoheader}
 
@@ -8749,7 +8737,7 @@
 files depend upon @command{bizarre-cc} being the C compiler.  If
 for some reason the user runs @command{./configure} again, or if it is
 run via @samp{./config.status --recheck}, (@xref{Automatic Remaking},
-and @pxref{config.status Invocation}), then the configuration can be
+and @pxref{config.status}), then the configuration can be
 inconsistent, composed of results depending upon two different
 compilers.
 
@@ -8802,7 +8790,7 @@
 
 @item
 @var{variable} is kept during automatic reconfiguration
-(@pxref{config.status Invocation}) as if it had been passed as a command
+(@pxref{config.status}) as if it had been passed as a command
 line argument, including when no cache is used:
 
 @example
@@ -9790,11 +9778,11 @@
 It supports M4 extensions designed for use in tools like Autoconf.
 
 @menu
-* autom4te Invocation::         A @acronym{GNU} M4 wrapper
+* autom4te::                    A @acronym{GNU} M4 wrapper
 * Customizing autom4te::        Customizing the Autoconf package
 @end menu
 
-@node autom4te Invocation
+@node autom4te
 @subsection Invoking @command{autom4te}
 
 The command line arguments are modeled after M4's:
@@ -10052,7 +10040,7 @@
 not.
 @end table
 
-@xref{autoconf Invocation}, for examples of trace uses.
+@xref{autoconf}, for examples of trace uses.
 
 @item --preselect=@var{macro}
 @itemx -p @var{macro}
@@ -10140,8 +10128,8 @@
 wrapped in between a @samp{begin-language: "@var{language}"},
 @samp{end-language: "@var{language}"} pair.
 
-Customizing a language stands for appending options (@pxref{autom4te
-Invocation}) to the current definition of the language.  Options, and
+Customizing a language stands for appending options (@pxref{autom4te})
+to the current definition of the language.  Options, and
 more generally arguments, are introduced by @samp{args:
 @var{arguments}}.  You may use the traditional shell syntax to quote the
 @var{arguments}.
@@ -11785,7 +11773,7 @@
 
 When the user runs @samp{autoconf -W error}, warnings from
 @code{m4_warn} (including those issued through @code{AC_DIAGNOSE} and
-@code{AC_WARNING}) are reported as errors, see @ref{autoconf Invocation}.
+@code{AC_WARNING}) are reported as errors, see @ref{autoconf}.
 
 @node Dependencies Between Macros
 @section Dependencies Between Macros
@@ -17974,16 +17962,16 @@
 * System Type::                 Specifying the system type
 * Sharing Defaults::            Setting site-wide defaults for @command{configure}
 * Defining Variables::          Specifying the compiler etc.
-* configure Invocation::        Changing how @command{configure} runs
+* configure::                   Changing how @command{configure} runs
 @end menu
 
 @set autoconf
 @include install.texi
 
 
-@c ============================================== config.status Invocation
+@c ============================================== config.status
 
-@node config.status Invocation
+@node config.status
 @chapter config.status Invocation
 @cindex @command{config.status}
 
@@ -18129,7 +18117,7 @@
 @menu
 * Obsolete config.status Use::  Obsolete convention for @command{config.status}
 * acconfig Header::             Additional entries in @file{config.h.in}
-* autoupdate Invocation::       Automatic update of @file{configure.ac}
+* autoupdate::                  Automatic update of @file{configure.ac}
 * Obsolete Macros::             Backward compatibility macros
 * Autoconf 1::                  Tips for upgrading your files
 * Autoconf 2.13::               Some fresher tips
@@ -18139,7 +18127,7 @@
 @section Obsolete @file{config.status} Invocation
 
 @file{config.status} now supports arguments to specify the files to
-instantiate; see @ref{config.status Invocation}, for more details.
+instantiate; see @ref{config.status}, for more details.
 Before, environment variables had to be used.
 
 @defvar CONFIG_COMMANDS
@@ -18170,7 +18158,7 @@
 @file{config.status} ignores this variable.
 @end defvar
 
-In @ref{config.status Invocation}, using this old interface, the example
+In @ref{config.status}, using this old interface, the example
 would be:
 
 @example
@@ -18244,7 +18232,7 @@
 self-contained, and should not depend upon @file{acconfig.h} etc.
 
 
-@node autoupdate Invocation
+@node autoupdate
 @section Using @command{autoupdate} to Modernize @file{configure.ac}
 @cindex @command{autoupdate}
 
@@ -19389,7 +19377,7 @@
 
 If you have an @file{aclocal.m4} installed with Autoconf (as opposed to
 in a particular package's source directory), you must rename it to
-@file{acsite.m4}.  @xref{autoconf Invocation}.
+@file{acsite.m4}.  @xref{autoconf}.
 
 If you distribute @file{install.sh} with your package, rename it to
 @file{install-sh} so @code{make} builtin rules don't inadvertently
@@ -19444,7 +19432,7 @@
 the documentation for them.  @xref{Obsolete Macros}, for a table showing the
 new names for the old macros.  Use the @command{autoupdate} program to
 convert your @file{configure.ac} to using the new macro names.
-@xref{autoupdate Invocation}.
+@xref{autoupdate}.
 
 Some macros have been superseded by similar ones that do the job better,
 but are not call-compatible.  If you get warnings about calling obsolete
@@ -19980,7 +19968,7 @@
 @menu
 * Using an Autotest Test Suite::  Autotest and the user
 * Writing Testsuites::          Autotest macros
-* testsuite Invocation::        Running @command{testsuite} scripts
+* testsuite::                   Running @command{testsuite} scripts
 * Making testsuite Scripts::    Using autom4te to create @command{testsuite}
 @end menu
 
@@ -20042,7 +20030,7 @@
 
 @itemize @bullet
 @item a debugging script named @file{run} which reruns the test in
-@dfn{debug mode} (@pxref{testsuite Invocation}).  The automatic generation
+@dfn{debug mode} (@pxref{testsuite}).  The automatic generation
 of debugging scripts has the purpose of easing the chase for bugs.
 
 @item all the files created with @code{AT_DATA}
@@ -20304,7 +20292,7 @@
 @end defmac
 
 
-@node testsuite Invocation
+@node testsuite
 @section Running @command{testsuite} Scripts
 @cindex @command{testsuite}
 
@@ -20471,7 +20459,7 @@
 An Autotest test suite is to be configured in @var{directory}.  This
 macro requires the instantiation of @file{@var{directory}/atconfig} from
 @file{@var{directory}/atconfig.in}, and sets the default
-@code{AUTOTEST_PATH} to @var{test-path} (@pxref{testsuite Invocation}).
+@code{AUTOTEST_PATH} to @var{test-path} (@pxref{testsuite}).
 @end defmac
 
 @item
@@ -20825,7 +20813,7 @@
 which can be a long process for complex @file{configure.ac}.
 
 This is why all these tools, instead of running directly M4, invoke
-@command{autom4te} (@pxref{autom4te Invocation}) which, while answering to
+@command{autom4te} (@pxref{autom4te}) which, while answering to
 a specific demand, stores additional information in
 @file{autom4te.cache} for future runs.  For instance, if you run
 @command{autoconf}, behind the scenes, @command{autom4te} also
--- autoconf-2.62/doc/install.texi.orig	2007-12-08 14:58:52.000000000 +0100
+++ autoconf-2.62/doc/install.texi	2008-04-16 20:34:45.697178391 +0200
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
 CONFIG_SHELL=/bin/bash /bin/bash ./configure CONFIG_SHELL=/bin/bash
 @end example
 
-@node configure Invocation
+@node configure
 @section @command{configure} Invocation
 
 @command{configure} recognizes the following options to control how it
--- autoconf-2.62/doc/standards.texi.orig	2008-04-04 15:16:45.000000000 +0200
+++ autoconf-2.62/doc/standards.texi	2008-04-16 20:39:27.317224488 +0200
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 @set lastupdate February 23, 2008
 @c %**end of header
 
-@dircategory GNU organization
+@dircategory Miscellaneous:
 @direntry
-* Standards: (standards).       GNU coding standards.
+* Standards: (standards).		GNU coding standards
 @end direntry
 
 @c @setchapternewpage odd