[PATCH v0 00/10] Fix obsolescence warnings when regenerating build scripts with autoreconf-2.72

[Sam James]

Matthieu Longo <matthieu.longo@arm.com> writes:

> This patch series replaces obsolete macros that are warned on by autoreconf-2.72.
> It aims at removing noise from a future upgrade to autoreconf-2.72 or later.
> This is in no way a complete patch set allowing the upgrade to autoreconf-2.72.
>
> Please find here below the list of changes along the doc links.
> - AC_HELP_STRING by AS_HELP_STRING
>   https://www.gnu.org/savannah-checkouts/gnu/autoconf/manual/autoconf-2.72/autoconf.html#index-AC_005fHELP_005fSTRING-1
> - AC_AIX, AC_MINIX, and AC_GNU_SOURCE by AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS
>   https://www.gnu.org/savannah-checkouts/gnu/autoconf/manual/autoconf-2.72/autoconf.html#index-AC_005fAIX
>   https://www.gnu.org/savannah-checkouts/gnu/autoconf/manual/autoconf-2.72/autoconf.html#index-AC_005fMINIX-1
>   https://www.gnu.org/savannah-checkouts/gnu/autoconf/manual/autoconf-2.72/autoconf.html#index-AC_005fGNU_005fSOURCE-1
> - AC_PROG_LIBTOOL by LT_INIT
>   https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/manual/html_node/LT_005fINIT.html#index-LT_005fINIT
> - AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM by AC_CANONICAL_TARGET
>   https://www.gnu.org/savannah-checkouts/gnu/autoconf/manual/autoconf-2.72/autoconf.html#index-AC_005fCANONICAL_005fTARGET-1
> - AC_CONFIG_HEADER by AC_CONFIG_HEADERS
>   https://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/1.12.2/html_node/Obsolete-Macros.html#index-AM_005fCONFIG_005fHEADER
> - old AC_INIT by AC_INIT + AC_CONFIG_SRC_DIR
>   https://www.gnu.org/savannah-checkouts/gnu/autoconf/manual/autoconf-2.72/autoconf.html#index-AC_005fINIT-3
> - add square brackets around argument of AC_PREREQ
>   https://www.gnu.org/savannah-checkouts/gnu/autoconf/manual/autoconf-2.72/autoconf.html#index-AC_005fPREREQ-1
> - add square brackets around arguments of AC_INIT
>   https://www.gnu.org/savannah-checkouts/gnu/autoconf/manual/autoconf-2.72/autoconf.html#index-AC_005fINIT-2
> - delete obsolete unused m4 file config/uintmax_t.m4

Please send the libiberty patches to gcc-patches@, otherwise they'll be
lost on sync (as Alan hinted at before). Thanks.

>
> I splitted the diff of the generated files in the last commit of the patch series so that it is easier to review.
>
> I regenerated the build files using the contrib/autoregen.py script mentioned in https://sourceware.org/pipermail/binutils/2024-April/133731.html with the following configuration:
> + autoconf --version
> autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.69
> + automake --version
> automake (GNU automake) 1.15.1
> + aclocal --version
> aclocal (GNU automake) 1.15.1
> + autoheader --version
> autoheader (GNU Autoconf) 2.69
>
>
> Ok for binutils-master? I don't have commit access so I need someone to commit on my behalf.
>
> Regards,
> Matthieu
>
>
> Matthieu Longo (10):
>   autoupdate: replace obsolete macros AC_HELP_STRING
>   autoupdate: replace obsolete macros AC_AIX, AC_MINIX, and AC_GNU_SOURCE
>   autoupdate: replace obsolete macros AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
>   autoupdate: replace obsolete macros AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
>   autoupdate: replace obsolete macros AC_CONFIG_HEADER
>   autoupdate: replace old version of AC_INIT by the new one
>   autoupdate: add square brackets around argument of AC_PREREQ
>   autoupdate: add square brackets around arguments of AC_INIT
>   autoconf: delete obsolete unused m4 file
>   autoupdate: diff after replacing obsolete macros with previous patches
>
>  bfd/configure                     |  6 ++----
>  bfd/configure.ac                  |  3 +--
>  binutils/configure                |  6 ++----
>  binutils/configure.ac             |  5 ++---
>  config/acx.m4                     |  4 ++--
>  config/debuginfod.m4              |  2 +-
>  config/enable.m4                  |  2 +-
>  config/lib-prefix.m4              |  2 +-
>  config/lthostflags.m4             |  2 +-
>  config/uintmax_t.m4               | 32 -------------------------------
>  configure                         |  2 +-
>  configure.ac                      |  7 ++++---
>  gas/configure                     |  6 ++----
>  gas/configure.ac                  |  3 +--
>  gdbsupport/configure.ac           |  4 ++--
>  gnulib/configure.ac               |  4 ++--
>  gold/configure                    |  2 --
>  gold/configure.ac                 |  4 +---
>  gprof/configure                   |  6 ++----
>  gprof/configure.ac                |  3 +--
>  gprofng/configure.ac              |  2 +-
>  gprofng/libcollector/configure.ac |  2 +-
>  ld/configure                      |  6 ++----
>  ld/configure.ac                   |  5 ++---
>  libbacktrace/configure            |  5 ++---
>  libbacktrace/configure.ac         |  7 ++++---
>  libctf/configure.ac               |  4 ++--
>  libiberty/configure               |  1 -
>  libiberty/configure.ac            |  4 ++--
>  libsframe/configure.ac            |  2 +-
>  opcodes/configure                 |  6 ++----
>  opcodes/configure.ac              |  3 +--
>  readline/readline/configure.ac    | 19 +++++++++---------
>  sim/configure.ac                  |  2 +-
>  zlib/configure                    |  5 ++---
>  zlib/configure.ac                 |  4 ++--
>  36 files changed, 63 insertions(+), 119 deletions(-)
>  delete mode 100644 config/uintmax_t.m4