changeset 5802:94a03274f562

(Initial import): Fix. Mention --aux-dir.
author Simon Josefsson <simon@josefsson.org>
date Mon, 18 Apr 2005 20:58:20 +0000
parents 0a996c8a7620
children df7c75ab2e13
files doc/ChangeLog doc/gnulib.texi
diffstat 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-04-18  Oskar Liljeblad <oskar@osk.mine.nu>
+
+	* gnulib.texi (Initial import): Fix.  Mention --aux-dir.
+
 2004-12-18  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
 
 	* alloca.texi: New file.
@@ -40,7 +44,7 @@
 	* fdl.texi: update to version 1.2.
 
 
-Copyright (C) 2002, 2003, 2004
+Copyright (C) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
 are permitted provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved.
--- a/doc/gnulib.texi
+++ b/doc/gnulib.texi
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 \input texinfo   @c -*-texinfo-*-
-@comment $Id: gnulib.texi,v 1.6 2004-09-29 10:58:47 haible Exp $
+@comment $Id: gnulib.texi,v 1.7 2005-04-18 20:58:20 jas Exp $
 @comment %**start of header
 @setfilename gnulib.info
 @settitle GNU Gnulib
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 @syncodeindex pg cp
 @comment %**end of header
 
-@set UPDATED $Date: 2004-09-29 10:58:47 $
+@set UPDATED $Date: 2005-04-18 20:58:20 $
 
 @copying
 This manual is for GNU Gnulib (updated @value{UPDATED}),
@@ -279,6 +279,9 @@
 Creating ./m4/gnulib.m4...
 Finished.
 
+You may need to add #include directives for the following .h files.
+  #include "strdup.h"
+
 Don't forget to add "lib/Makefile"
 to AC_CONFIG_FILES in "./configure.ac" and to mention
 "lib" in SUBDIRS in some Makefile.am.
@@ -290,6 +293,15 @@
 @code{--source-base=DIRECTORY} and @code{--m4-base=DIRECTORY}, or by
 adding @samp{gl_SOURCE_BASE(DIRECTORY)} and
 @samp{gl_M4_BASE(DIRECTORY)} to your @file{configure.ac}.
+Some modules also provide other files necessary
+for building. These files are copied into the directory specified
+by @samp{AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR} in @file{configure.ac} or by the
+@code{--aux-dir=DIRECTORY} option. If neither is specified, the
+current directory is assumed.
+
+@code{gnulib-tool} can make symbolic links instead
+of copying the source files. Use the @code{--symbolic}
+(or @code{-s} for short) option to do this.
 
 @code{gnulib-tool} will overwrite any pre-existing files, in
 particular @file{Makefile.am}.  Unfortunately, separating the