bug#13519: AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE (1.13), suggest non-existing URL for in two- and three-arguments deprecation message

[Stefano Lattarini]

On 01/21/2013 10:40 PM, Roumen Petrov wrote:
> Hi automake developers,
> 
> 1) defect
> Bootstrap of quite recent release of one project automake 1.13 produce 
> following warning:
> ...
> #configure.ac:27: warning: AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE: two- and three-arguments forms 
> are deprecated.  For more info, see:
> #configure.ac:27: 
> http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/automake.html#Modernize-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE-invocation
> ...
> 
> Hyperlink "Modernize-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE-invocation" does not exist in current 
> page.
>
> As result I can not include proper automake reference in bug report to 
> package authors.
> 
> It seems to me closed to topic is link '#Public-Macros' in current 
> (2013-01-21) manual.
> 
> Please correct URL in warning message.
>
Should be fixed now (see first attached patch).

> 
> 2) enhancement
> AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE paragraph ends with following :
> ....
> By default this macro AC_DEFINE's PACKAGE and VERSION. This can be avoided by 
> passing the no-define option:
> 
>           AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([gnits 1.5 no-define dist-bzip2])
> ---
> Probably correct suggestion is just AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.5 no-define])
>
Or even better, simply "AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([no-define ...])".  Done with the
second attached patch.

> and for details to refer again to macro options directly to chapter
> "17.2 List of Automake options".
>
Good idea.  Done as well.

> Manual must not suggest gnits and dist-bzip2 as project distribution policy 
> could be less
> restrictive (foreign) or authors may prefer dist-xz or dist-gzip.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Roumen Petrov
> 
> 

I'm now closing this bug report.

Thanks,
  Stefano

0001-warn-correct-broken-hyperlink-in-warning-message.patch
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0001-docs-no-define-option-and-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE-three-arg.patch
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