--- a/missing
+++ b/missing
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # Common stub for a few missing GNU programs while installing.
-# Copyright (C) 1996, 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-# Franc,ois Pinard <pinard@iro.umontreal.ca>, 1996.
+
+scriptversion=2006-05-10.23
+
+# Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
+#   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Originally by Fran,cois Pinard <pinard@iro.umontreal.ca>, 1996.
 
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -18,14 +22,46 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
 # 02110-1301, USA.
 
+# As a special exception to the GNU General Public License, if you
+# distribute this file as part of a program that contains a
+# configuration script generated by Autoconf, you may include it under
+# the same distribution terms that you use for the rest of that program.
+
 if test $# -eq 0; then
   echo 1>&2 "Try \`$0 --help' for more information"
   exit 1
 fi
 
-fail_missing=false
+run=:
+sed_output='s/.* --output[ =]\([^ ]*\).*/\1/p'
+sed_minuso='s/.* -o \([^ ]*\).*/\1/p'
+
+# In the cases where this matters, `missing' is being run in the
+# srcdir already.
+if test -f configure.ac; then
+  configure_ac=configure.ac
+else
+  configure_ac=configure.in
+fi
+
+msg="missing on your system"
 
-case "$1" in
+case $1 in
+--run)
+  # Try to run requested program, and just exit if it succeeds.
+  run=
+  shift
+  "$@" && exit 0
+  # Exit code 63 means version mismatch.  This often happens
+  # when the user try to use an ancient version of a tool on
+  # a file that requires a minimum version.  In this case we
+  # we should proceed has if the program had been absent, or
+  # if --run hadn't been passed.
+  if test $? = 63; then
+    run=:
+    msg="probably too old"
+  fi
+  ;;
 
   -h|--h|--he|--hel|--help)
     echo "\
@@ -37,22 +73,29 @@
 Options:
   -h, --help      display this help and exit
   -v, --version   output version information and exit
+  --run           try to run the given command, and emulate it if it fails
 
 Supported PROGRAM values:
   aclocal      touch file \`aclocal.m4'
   autoconf     touch file \`configure'
   autoheader   touch file \`config.h.in'
+  autom4te     touch the output file, or create a stub one
   automake     touch all \`Makefile.in' files
   bison        create \`y.tab.[ch]', if possible, from existing .[ch]
   flex         create \`lex.yy.c', if possible, from existing .c
-  gperf
+  help2man     touch the output file
   lex          create \`lex.yy.c', if possible, from existing .c
   makeinfo     touch the output file
-  yacc         create \`y.tab.[ch]', if possible, from existing .[ch]"
+  tar          try tar, gnutar, gtar, then tar without non-portable flags
+  yacc         create \`y.tab.[ch]', if possible, from existing .[ch]
+
+Send bug reports to <bug-automake@gnu.org>."
+    exit $?
     ;;
 
   -v|--v|--ve|--ver|--vers|--versi|--versio|--version)
-    echo "missing - GNU libit 0.0"
+    echo "missing $scriptversion (GNU Automake)"
+    exit $?
     ;;
 
   -*)
@@ -61,103 +104,264 @@
     exit 1
     ;;
 
-  aclocal)
+esac
+
+# Now exit if we have it, but it failed.  Also exit now if we
+# don't have it and --version was passed (most likely to detect
+# the program).
+case $1 in
+  lex|yacc)
+    # Not GNU programs, they don't have --version.
+    ;;
+
+  tar)
+    if test -n "$run"; then
+       echo 1>&2 "ERROR: \`tar' requires --run"
+       exit 1
+    elif test "x$2" = "x--version" || test "x$2" = "x--help"; then
+       exit 1
+    fi
+    ;;
+
+  *)
+    if test -z "$run" && ($1 --version) > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+       # We have it, but it failed.
+       exit 1
+    elif test "x$2" = "x--version" || test "x$2" = "x--help"; then
+       # Could not run --version or --help.  This is probably someone
+       # running `$TOOL --version' or `$TOOL --help' to check whether
+       # $TOOL exists and not knowing $TOOL uses missing.
+       exit 1
+    fi
+    ;;
+esac
+
+# If it does not exist, or fails to run (possibly an outdated version),
+# try to emulate it.
+case $1 in
+  aclocal*)
     echo 1>&2 "\
-WARNING: \`$1' is missing on your system.  You should only need it if
-         you modified \`acinclude.m4' or \`configure.in'.  You might want
+WARNING: \`$1' is $msg.  You should only need it if
+         you modified \`acinclude.m4' or \`${configure_ac}'.  You might want
          to install the \`Automake' and \`Perl' packages.  Grab them from
          any GNU archive site."
-    fail_missing=true
+    touch aclocal.m4
     ;;
 
   autoconf)
     echo 1>&2 "\
-WARNING: \`$1' is missing on your system.  You should only need it if
-         you modified \`configure.in'.  You might want to install the
+WARNING: \`$1' is $msg.  You should only need it if
+         you modified \`${configure_ac}'.  You might want to install the
          \`Autoconf' and \`GNU m4' packages.  Grab them from any GNU
          archive site."
-    fail_missing=true
+    touch configure
     ;;
 
   autoheader)
     echo 1>&2 "\
-WARNING: \`$1' is missing on your system.  You should only need it if
-         you modified \`acconfig.h' or \`configure.in'.  You might want
+WARNING: \`$1' is $msg.  You should only need it if
+         you modified \`acconfig.h' or \`${configure_ac}'.  You might want
          to install the \`Autoconf' and \`GNU m4' packages.  Grab them
          from any GNU archive site."
-    fail_missing=true
+    files=`sed -n 's/^[ ]*A[CM]_CONFIG_HEADER(\([^)]*\)).*/\1/p' ${configure_ac}`
+    test -z "$files" && files="config.h"
+    touch_files=
+    for f in $files; do
+      case $f in
+      *:*) touch_files="$touch_files "`echo "$f" |
+				       sed -e 's/^[^:]*://' -e 's/:.*//'`;;
+      *) touch_files="$touch_files $f.in";;
+      esac
+    done
+    touch $touch_files
     ;;
 
-  automake)
+  automake*)
     echo 1>&2 "\
-WARNING: \`$1' is missing on your system.  You should only need it if
-         you modified \`Makefile.am', \`acinclude.m4' or \`configure.in'.
+WARNING: \`$1' is $msg.  You should only need it if
+         you modified \`Makefile.am', \`acinclude.m4' or \`${configure_ac}'.
          You might want to install the \`Automake' and \`Perl' packages.
          Grab them from any GNU archive site."
-    fail_missing=true
+    find . -type f -name Makefile.am -print |
+	   sed 's/\.am$/.in/' |
+	   while read f; do touch "$f"; done
+    ;;
+
+  autom4te)
+    echo 1>&2 "\
+WARNING: \`$1' is needed, but is $msg.
+         You might have modified some files without having the
+         proper tools for further handling them.
+         You can get \`$1' as part of \`Autoconf' from any GNU
+         archive site."
+
+    file=`echo "$*" | sed -n "$sed_output"`
+    test -z "$file" && file=`echo "$*" | sed -n "$sed_minuso"`
+    if test -f "$file"; then
+	touch $file
+    else
+	test -z "$file" || exec >$file
+	echo "#! /bin/sh"
+	echo "# Created by GNU Automake missing as a replacement of"
+	echo "#  $ $@"
+	echo "exit 0"
+	chmod +x $file
+	exit 1
+    fi
     ;;
 
   bison|yacc)
     echo 1>&2 "\
-WARNING: \`$1' is missing on your system.  You should only need it if
+WARNING: \`$1' $msg.  You should only need it if
          you modified a \`.y' file.  You may need the \`Bison' package
          in order for those modifications to take effect.  You can get
          \`Bison' from any GNU archive site."
-    fail_missing=true
+    rm -f y.tab.c y.tab.h
+    if test $# -ne 1; then
+        eval LASTARG="\${$#}"
+	case $LASTARG in
+	*.y)
+	    SRCFILE=`echo "$LASTARG" | sed 's/y$/c/'`
+	    if test -f "$SRCFILE"; then
+	         cp "$SRCFILE" y.tab.c
+	    fi
+	    SRCFILE=`echo "$LASTARG" | sed 's/y$/h/'`
+	    if test -f "$SRCFILE"; then
+	         cp "$SRCFILE" y.tab.h
+	    fi
+	  ;;
+	esac
+    fi
+    if test ! -f y.tab.h; then
+	echo >y.tab.h
+    fi
+    if test ! -f y.tab.c; then
+	echo 'main() { return 0; }' >y.tab.c
+    fi
     ;;
 
   lex|flex)
     echo 1>&2 "\
-WARNING: \`$1' is missing on your system.  You should only need it if
+WARNING: \`$1' is $msg.  You should only need it if
          you modified a \`.l' file.  You may need the \`Flex' package
          in order for those modifications to take effect.  You can get
          \`Flex' from any GNU archive site."
-    fail_missing=true
+    rm -f lex.yy.c
+    if test $# -ne 1; then
+        eval LASTARG="\${$#}"
+	case $LASTARG in
+	*.l)
+	    SRCFILE=`echo "$LASTARG" | sed 's/l$/c/'`
+	    if test -f "$SRCFILE"; then
+	         cp "$SRCFILE" lex.yy.c
+	    fi
+	  ;;
+	esac
+    fi
+    if test ! -f lex.yy.c; then
+	echo 'main() { return 0; }' >lex.yy.c
+    fi
     ;;
 
-  gperf)
+  help2man)
     echo 1>&2 "\
-WARNING: \`$1' is missing on your system.  You should only need it if
-         you modified a \`.gperf' file.  You may need the \`gperf' package
-         in order for those modifications to take effect.  You can get
-         \`gperf' from any GNU archive site."
-    fail_missing=true
+WARNING: \`$1' is $msg.  You should only need it if
+	 you modified a dependency of a manual page.  You may need the
+	 \`Help2man' package in order for those modifications to take
+	 effect.  You can get \`Help2man' from any GNU archive site."
+
+    file=`echo "$*" | sed -n "$sed_output"`
+    test -z "$file" && file=`echo "$*" | sed -n "$sed_minuso"`
+    if test -f "$file"; then
+	touch $file
+    else
+	test -z "$file" || exec >$file
+	echo ".ab help2man is required to generate this page"
+	exit 1
+    fi
     ;;
 
   makeinfo)
     echo 1>&2 "\
-WARNING: \`$1' is missing on your system.  You should only need it if
+WARNING: \`$1' is $msg.  You should only need it if
          you modified a \`.texi' or \`.texinfo' file, or any other file
          indirectly affecting the aspect of the manual.  The spurious
          call might also be the consequence of using a buggy \`make' (AIX,
          DU, IRIX).  You might want to install the \`Texinfo' package or
          the \`GNU make' package.  Grab either from any GNU archive site."
-    fail_missing=true
+    # The file to touch is that specified with -o ...
+    file=`echo "$*" | sed -n "$sed_output"`
+    test -z "$file" && file=`echo "$*" | sed -n "$sed_minuso"`
+    if test -z "$file"; then
+      # ... or it is the one specified with @setfilename ...
+      infile=`echo "$*" | sed 's/.* \([^ ]*\) *$/\1/'`
+      file=`sed -n '
+	/^@setfilename/{
+	  s/.* \([^ ]*\) *$/\1/
+	  p
+	  q
+	}' $infile`
+      # ... or it is derived from the source name (dir/f.texi becomes f.info)
+      test -z "$file" && file=`echo "$infile" | sed 's,.*/,,;s,.[^.]*$,,'`.info
+    fi
+    # If the file does not exist, the user really needs makeinfo;
+    # let's fail without touching anything.
+    test -f $file || exit 1
+    touch $file
+    ;;
+
+  tar)
+    shift
+
+    # We have already tried tar in the generic part.
+    # Look for gnutar/gtar before invocation to avoid ugly error
+    # messages.
+    if (gnutar --version > /dev/null 2>&1); then
+       gnutar "$@" && exit 0
+    fi
+    if (gtar --version > /dev/null 2>&1); then
+       gtar "$@" && exit 0
+    fi
+    firstarg="$1"
+    if shift; then
+	case $firstarg in
+	*o*)
+	    firstarg=`echo "$firstarg" | sed s/o//`
+	    tar "$firstarg" "$@" && exit 0
+	    ;;
+	esac
+	case $firstarg in
+	*h*)
+	    firstarg=`echo "$firstarg" | sed s/h//`
+	    tar "$firstarg" "$@" && exit 0
+	    ;;
+	esac
+    fi
+
+    echo 1>&2 "\
+WARNING: I can't seem to be able to run \`tar' with the given arguments.
+         You may want to install GNU tar or Free paxutils, or check the
+         command line arguments."
+    exit 1
     ;;
 
   *)
     echo 1>&2 "\
-WARNING: \`$1' is needed, and you do not seem to have it handy on your
-         system.  You might have modified some files without having the
+WARNING: \`$1' is needed, and is $msg.
+         You might have modified some files without having the
          proper tools for further handling them.  Check the \`README' file,
-         it often tells you about the needed prerequirements for installing
+         it often tells you about the needed prerequisites for installing
          this package.  You may also peek at any GNU archive site, in case
          some other package would contain this missing \`$1' program."
-    fail_missing=true
+    exit 1
     ;;
 esac
 
-if $fail_missing; then
-  echo 1>&2 "\
-
-         You may also need \`$1' if you obtained this package from the CVS
-         archive because files that can be automatically generated are not
-         considered source files and are not checked in to the CVS archive.
+exit 0
 
-         You may also need \`$1' if you ran make maintainer-clean and
-         removed files that can be automatically generated but that are
-         normally distributed as part of the package for convenience."
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-exit 0
+# Local variables:
+# eval: (add-hook 'write-file-hooks 'time-stamp)
+# time-stamp-start: "scriptversion="
+# time-stamp-format: "%:y-%02m-%02d.%02H"
+# time-stamp-end: "$"
+# End: