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Timestamp:
08/08/2004 02:11:09 AM (20 years ago)
Author:
Gerard Beekmans <gerard@…>
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Completed global edits for upcoming 6.0 release

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    6262<listitem>
    6363<indexterm zone="ch-system-autoconf autoconf"><primary sortas="b-autoconf">autoconf</primary></indexterm>
    64 <para>is a tool for producing shell scripts
    65 that automatically configure software source code packages to adapt to many
    66 kinds of Unix-like systems. The configuration scripts it produces are
     64<para>is a tool for producing shell scripts that automatically
     65configure software source code packages to adapt to many kinds of
     66Unix-like systems. The configuration scripts it produces are
    6767independent -- running them does not require the autoconf program.</para>
    6868</listitem>
    … …  
    7373<listitem>
    7474<indexterm zone="ch-system-autoconf autoheader"><primary sortas="b-autoheader">autoheader</primary></indexterm>
    75 <para>is a tool for creating template files
    76 of C #define statements for configure to use.</para>
     75<para>a tool for creating template files of C
     76<emphasis>#define</emphasis> statements for configure to use.</para>
    7777</listitem>
    7878</varlistentry>
    … …  
    8282<listitem>
    8383<indexterm zone="ch-system-autoconf autom4te"><primary sortas="b-autom4te">autom4te</primary></indexterm>
    84 <para>is a wrapper for the M4 macro processor.</para>
     84<para>a wrapper for the M4 macro processor.</para>
    8585</listitem>
    8686</varlistentry>
    … …  
    9090<listitem>
    9191<indexterm zone="ch-system-autoconf autoreconf"><primary sortas="b-autoreconf">autoreconf</primary></indexterm>
    92 <para>comes in handy when there are a lot
    93 of autoconf-generated configure scripts around. The program runs autoconf and
    94 autoheader repeatedly (where appropriate) to remake the autoconf configure
    95 scripts and configuration header templates in a given directory tree.</para>
     92<para>automatically runs <command>autoconf</command>,
     93<command>autoheader</command>, <command>aclocal</command>,
     94<command>automake</command>, <command>gettextize</command>, and
     95<command>libtoolize</command> in the correct order to save you time
     96when changes are made to autoconf and automake template files.</para>
    9697</listitem>
    9798</varlistentry>
    … …  
    101102<listitem>
    102103<indexterm zone="ch-system-autoconf autoscan"><primary sortas="b-autoscan">autoscan</primary></indexterm>
    103 <para>can help to create a
    104 <filename>configure.in</filename> file for a software package. It examines
    105 the source files in a directory tree, searching them for common portability
    106 problems and creates a <filename>configure.scan</filename> file that serves as
    107 as a preliminary <filename>configure.in</filename> for the package.</para>
     104<para>helps to create a <filename>configure.in</filename> file for a
     105software package. It examines the source files in a directory tree,
     106searching them for common portability issues and creates a
     107<filename>configure.scan</filename> file that serves as as a
     108preliminary <filename>configure.in</filename> file for the
     109package.</para>
    108110</listitem>
    109111</varlistentry>
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    113115<listitem>
    114116<indexterm zone="ch-system-autoconf autoupdate"><primary sortas="b-autoupdate">autoupdate</primary></indexterm>
    115 <para>modifies a <filename>configure.in</filename> file that still calls autoconf
    116 macros by their old names to use the current macro names.</para>
     117<para>modifies a <filename>configure.in</filename> file that still
     118calls autoconf macros by their old names to use the current macro
     119names.</para>
    117120</listitem>
    118121</varlistentry>
    … …  
    122125<listitem>
    123126<indexterm zone="ch-system-autoconf ifnames"><primary sortas="b-ifnames">ifnames</primary></indexterm>
    124 <para>can be helpful when writing a
    125 <filename>configure.in</filename> for a software package. It prints the
    126 identifiers that the package uses in C preprocessor conditionals. If a package
    127 has already been set up to have some portability, this program can help to
    128 determine what <command>configure</command> needs to check. It can fill
    129 in some gaps in a <filename>configure.in</filename> file generated by
     127<para>is helpful when writing a <filename>configure.in</filename> file
     128for a software package. It prints the identifiers that the package
     129uses in C preprocessor conditionals. If a package has already been set
     130up to have some portability, this program can help determine what
     131<command>configure</command> needs to check for. It can also fill in
     132gaps in a <filename>configure.in</filename> file generated by
    130133autoscan.</para>
    131134</listitem>
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