Automake 1.7.6b uploaded (beta for 1.7.7)

[Alexandre Duret-Lutz]

Hi people!

Here is a snapshot of the 1.7.x branch of Automake.

  ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/automake/automake-1.7.6b.tar.gz
  ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/automake/automake-1.7.6b.tar.bz2
  (no release at alpha.gnu.org this time)

Here are the MD5 sums.

  35dea1b9f2e48afe8dbb51af27b79f30  automake-1.7.6b.tar.bz2
  6d9f500912fab732fde2de162ff70416  automake-1.7.6b.tar.gz

I hope we can release 1.7.7 next week-end, and that it will be
the last of the 1.7.x series.

If you can, please test it and report any problem you encounter to
<address@hidden>.  If you have sent any bug-report that hasn't
been answered, consider sending it again, or fill a PR at
http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?database=automake

Here is a list of changes since 1.7.6.  Thanks to all those would
helped by reporting bugs, sending patches, or commenting.

Bugs fixed in 1.7.6b:
* The implementation of automake's --no-force option is unreliable,
  so this option is ignored in this version.  A real fix will appear in
  Automake 1.8.  (Debian Bug #206299)
* AM_PATH_PYTHON: really check the whole list of interpreters if no
  argument is given.  (PR/399)
* Do not warn about leading `_' in variable names, even with -Wportability.
* Support user redefinitions of TEXINFO_TEX.
* depcomp: support AIX Compiler version 6.
* Fix missing rebuilds during `make dist' with BSD make.
  (Could produce tarball containing out-of-date files.)
* Resurect multilib support.
* Noteworthy manual updates:
  - Extending aclocal: how to write m4 macros that won't trigger warnings
    with Automake 1.8.
  - A Shared Library: Rewrite and split into subsections.

-- 
Alexandre Duret-Lutz

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