07-texi-gnu-build.patch

[Akim Demaille]

Index: ChangeLog
from  Akim Demaille  <address@hidden>
        * doc/autoconf.texi (The GNU build system): Sketch of new a
        chapter.
        
        
Index: doc/autoconf.texi
--- doc/autoconf.texi Sun, 15 Oct 2000 21:23:31 +0200 akim (ace/16_autoconf.t 
1.61.2.81 666)
+++ doc/autoconf.texi Sun, 15 Oct 2000 21:33:29 +0200 akim (ace/16_autoconf.t 
1.61.2.81 666)
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ @node Top, Introduction, (dir), (dir)
 
 @menu
 * Introduction::                Autoconf's purpose, strengths, and weaknesses
+* The GNU build system::
 * Making configure Scripts::    How to organize and produce Autoconf scripts
 * Setup::                       Initialization and output
 * Existing Tests::              Macros that check for particular features
@@ -372,7 +373,7 @@ @node Top, Introduction, (dir), (dir)
 
 @c ============================================================= Introduction.
 
address@hidden Introduction, Making configure Scripts, Top, Top
address@hidden Introduction, The GNU build system, Top, Top
 @chapter Introduction
 
 @flushright
@@ -475,9 +476,36 @@ @node Introduction, Making configure Scr
 Peter Simons}.
 
 
address@hidden ================================================= The GNU build 
system
+
address@hidden The GNU build system, Making configure Scripts, Introduction, Top
address@hidden The GNU build system
+
address@hidden chapter is still under work.  It will be ready for the
+release, but most probably not for the next betas.}
+
+I'm unsure about the title.
+
+Move the dissertation `A shell script compiler' here.  The text above,
+probably starting at `There are several jobs...', should be moved here.
+Hm?
+
+Talk about Automake, Libtool.
+
+Explain the concept of system.h.
+
+Promote Bison, Flex and other GNU tools.
+
+Provide pointers to the various documentations and tutorials (books, web
+etc.).
+
+Explain that learning is painful, agreed, but getting inspiration is the
+way out.  Fetish, libit, liberty.
+
+
 @c ================================================= Making configure Scripts.
 
address@hidden Making configure Scripts, Setup, Introduction, Top
address@hidden Making configure Scripts, Setup, The GNU build system, Top
 @chapter Making @code{configure} Scripts
 @cindex @file{aclocal.m4}
 @cindex @code{configure}
@@ -1242,7 +1270,8 @@ @node Notices, Input, Setup, Setup
 AC_PREREQ(@value{VERSION})
 @end example
 
-This macro is the only macro that may be used before @code{AC_INIT}.
+This macro is the only macro that may be used before @code{AC_INIT}, but
+for consistency, you are invited not to do so.
 @end defmac
 
 @defmac AC_COPYRIGHT (@var{copyright-notice})