Re: Gnus v5.6.33 is released

[wmperry@aventail.com (William M. Perry)]

Dave Love <d.love@dl.ac.uk> writes:

> >>>>> "SB" == Steinar Bang <sb@metis.no> writes:
> 
>  SB> This patch worked for infodir, but not for lispdir (on 5.6.33):
> 
> 1998-08-12  Dave Love  <d.love@dl.ac.uk>
> 
> 	* gnus-5.6.28/Makefile.in (datadir): Define.
> 
> *** Makefile.in	1998/08/12 10:34:55	1.2
> --- Makefile.in	1998/08/12 10:42:03
> ***************
> *** 1,4 ****
> --- 1,5 ----
>   prefix = @prefix@
> + datadir = @datadir@
>   lispdir = @lispdir@
>   srcdir = @srcdir@
> 
> The current W3 beta is probably the place to look for Emacs
> autoconfiscation examples, though I don't remember what it gets up to.

  I do all sorts of nasty things in my autoconf scripts.  Here's a rundown
of my aclocal.m4 file for Emacs/W3:

AC_EMACS_VERSION
- gets the major and minor versions of Emacs.  Defines EMACS_VERSION for
  use in *.in files

AC_EMACS_PACKAGES
- add the --with-package-dir command line switch.  This is XEmacs specific
  and replaces --prefix and changes prefix, datadir, infodir, and lispdir.

AC_XEMACS_P
- checks if the EMACS is really XEmacs in disguise.  Sets EMACS_FLAVOR to
  emacs | xemacs, and XEMACS to yes | no.

AC_EMACS_LISP()
- Execute arbitrary emacs-lisp and get the return value.

AC_PATH_LISPDIR
- I think I ripped this off from gnus :)  Determine where to install the
  lisp files.  Defines `lispdir' for use in *.in files.

AC_EMACS_CHECK_LIB(library,function)
- Check whether a function exists in a library.  Basically does a
  (progn (fmakunbound function) (require library) (fboundp function))
  Defines HAVE_function with yes | no

AC_EMACS_CHECK_VAR(library,variable)
- As above, but does a (boundp variable) check instead.

AC_CHECK_CUSTOM
- Perform sanity checking and try to locate custom and widget libraries.
  Defines CUSTOM for use in *.in files.

AC_CHECK_AUTOLOADS
- Figure out how to rebuild auto-autoloads.el.  These are used in the
  XEmacs package system.  A package should be shipped out with them, and
  use this macro to rebuild them. If XEmacs is being used it will do the
  right thing, or 'touch' them if the emacs is not package-capable.  You
  have to have the dependencies right in your lisp/Makefile.in though.
  Defines REBUILD_AUTOLOADS for use in *.in files.

AC_CHECK_CUSTOMLOADS
- Figure out how to rebuild custom-load.el.  These are used in the XEmacs
  package system.  A package should be shipped out with them, and use this
  macro to rebuild them. If XEmacs is being used it will do the right
  thing, or 'touch' them if the emacs is not package-capable.  You have to
  have the depenpdencies right in your lisp/Makefile.in though.  Defines
  REBUILD_CUSTOMLOADS for use in *.in files.

You should also be sure to check for the following programs:
- makeinfo (faster than using emacs)
- installinfo (automatically updates `dir' file, etc)
- texi2html (to make html versions of the manual)
- if EMACS=t, unset EMACS

-Bill P.