in bsd.autotools.mk essentially makes this a no-op given that all the
old variables set a USE_AUTOTOOLS_COMPAT variable, which is parsed in
exactly the same way as USE_AUTOTOOLS itself.
Moreover, USE_AUTOTOOLS has already been extensively tested by the GNOME
team -- all GNOME 2.12.x ports use it.
Preliminary documentation can be found at:
http://people.FreeBSD.org/~ade/autotools.txt
which is in the process of being SGMLized before introduction into the
Porters Handbook.
Light blue touch-paper. Run.
It's worth pointing out that the Tcl project used to
*recommend* that application writers copy this kludge.
These ports work fine with Tcl 8.3, which provided a fake
matherr() even if the OS didn't, but here's what the
Tcl 8.4 changelog has to say:
2002-05-31 (dead code)[474335,555635] removed all use of matherr() (english)
*** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***
The following lines can be safely removed from any application that
has them, unless compatibility with SunOS 4.X is desired.
extern int matherr();
int *tclDummyMathPtr = (int *) matherr;
The build problems were pointed out by Kris, as usual. ;-)
Begin autotools sanitization sequence by requiring ports to explicitly
specify which version of {libtool,autoconf,automake} they need, erasing
the concept of a "system default".
For ports-in-waiting:
USE_LIBTOOL=YES -> USE_LIBTOOL_VER=13
USE_AUTOCONF=YES -> USE_AUTOCONF_VER=213
USE_AUTOMAKE=YES -> USE_AUTOMAKE_VER=14
Ports attempting to use the old style system after June 1st 2004 will be
sorely disappointed.
who did not respond to my email confirming whether they have an active
interest in maintaining the port:
sue reg rv jmb dima reg horikawa msmith jhs ue
* kill devel/libtool and move to devel/libtool13, upgrading to 1.3.5
* upgrade repo-copied devel/libtool14 to 1.4.3
* break out libltdl into its own separate port
* move to version-numbered binaries/scripts (ie: there is *no* 'libtool'
any more -- USE_LIBTOOL and USE_LIBTOOL_VER are your friends)
Approved by: portmgr (kris) - for the bsd.port.mk hooks
Tested by: bento 4-exp builds (repeatedly)
previous commit message to bsd.port.mk, which said INSTALL_SHLIBS. Boo.)
Line up the rhs of variable assignments nicely. Remove a couple of extra
whitespaces while I'm here.
Suggested by: sobomax
