7 This file attempts to describe the processes we use to maintain libtool,
8 and is not part of a release distribution.
13 * If you incorporate a change from somebody on the net:
14 If it is a large change, you must make sure they have signed the
15 appropriate paperwork, and be sure to add their name and email
18 * If a change fixes a test, mention the test in the ChangeLog entry.
20 * If somebody reports a new bug, mention his name in the ChangeLog entry
21 and in the test case you write.
23 * The correct response to most actual bugs is to write a new test case
24 which demonstrates the bug. Then fix the bug, re-run the test suite,
25 and check everything in.
27 * Some files in the libtool package are not owned by libtool. These
28 files should never be edited here. These files are:
43 The ones that are important for a release can be udated with,
44 `make -fMakefile.maint fetch' (or `make -f../Makefile.maint fetch'
45 if you are running from a VPATH build directory, where `../' is the
46 relative path to the directory with `configure' in it).
48 * Changes other than bug fixes must be mentioned in NEWS
54 * When writing tests, make sure the link invocation (first argument to
55 AT_CHECK) is on a single line so that `testsuite -x' displays the
56 whole thing. You can use m4_do or `[... ]dnl' to wrap long lines.
60 liberally, on as many platforms as you can. Use as many compilers and
61 linkers you can. To run old and new testsuites separately, use
62 make check TESTSUITEFLAGS=-V
65 * The new Autotest testsuite uses keywords to denote test features:
66 autoconf needs Autoconf
67 automake needs Automake
68 libltdl exercises the `libltdl' library
69 libtool exercises the `libtool' script
70 libtoolize exercises the `libtoolize' script
71 recursive runs the suite recursively, with a modified
72 `libtool' script and with `-k libtool'
73 CXX F77 FC GCJ exercises a language other than C
79 * We've adopted the convention that exported Autoconf macros should be
80 named with a leading `LT_' and be documented in the libtool manual.
81 Internal macros begin with `_LT_' if they are visible to aclocal, or
82 potentially part of an AC_DEFUN/AC_REQUIRE path, or else `_lt_' if
83 they are very low level. This convention was only introduced just
84 before libtool-2.0, so there may still be exceptions in the existing
85 code. But all new code should use it.
87 * All shell variables used internally by libtool's Autoconf macros
88 should be named with the a leading `lt_' (not that they cannot clash
89 with the `_lt_' macro namespace).
92 5. Editing 'ChangeLog'
93 ======================
95 * When in doubt, check that emacs can syntax-color properly in
96 change-log-mode. And preferably use emacs 'C-x 4 a'
97 (add-change-log-entry-other-window) to open ChangeLog with an
98 appropriate new template.
100 * If this change is by a different author, or on a different date to the
101 last entry start a new entry at the top of the file with the format
102 (note two spaces between each field):
104 yyyy-mm-dd Name of Author <email@address>
106 * If more than one person collaborated on the change, additional
107 authors can be listed on subsequent lines, thus:
109 yyyy-mm-dd Name of Main Author <email@address>,
110 Name of Contributor <another@email.address>
112 * Where a change author did not supply a copyright assignment, but the
113 changes they submitted were sufficiently trivial to commit in any case
114 (see the GCS for guidelines on this), then flag this against their
115 name in the header, thus:
117 yyyy-mm-dd Name of Author <email@address> (tiny change)
119 * In ChangeLog.2004 and earlier, 'Name of Author' was sometimes the name
120 of the author of the ChangeLog when the person who made the change
121 being documented didn't supply one. In that case separated from
122 the previous field by a blank line and indented by 1 tab (note, only
123 1 space between fields here) you will see:
125 From Author of Actual Change <email@address>:
127 As of now, don't do that anymore, since the GNU Coding Standards say
128 that the author of the change must be credited in the main entry
129 header for legal purposes.
131 * Preferably the next part should be a description of the overall
132 purpose of the change, separated from the header by a blank line,
133 indented by 1 tab, and filled at column 72. The last character of the
134 description should be a period. Ideally, this description fits on one
135 line, or begins with a one-line summary.
137 * Changes to each file come next. Each new file starts on a new line,
138 indented by 1 tab and starting with an asterisk and a space. Multiple
139 files can be listed here relative to $top_srcdir, and comma separated.
140 Names of functions (or sections as appropriate) to which the change
141 applies should be named inside parentheses and comma separated. If
142 this goes beyond column 72, then parens should be closed and re-opened
145 * file, another/file, test/testcases/foo.test (func_foo)
146 (func_bar, func_baz): Description of changes.
148 * If the change does not apply to particular functions (or sections),
149 the section list can be omitted:
151 * file, another/file, test/testcases/foo.test: General changes.
153 * If the changes are particular to certain architectures, they should be
154 listed after the functions in square brackets:
156 * file, another/file (func_foo) [linux, solaris]: Description of
159 * Subsequent changes in other files that are related to the same overall
160 enhancement or bugfix should be listed concurrently, without blank
161 lines. Always start a fresh line for a new file:
163 * file, another/file (func_foo) [linux, solaris]: Description of
165 * doc/foo.texi (Invoking Foo): Document.
168 * If the change is in response to a problem reported by someone other
169 than the author, then credit them at the end of the description with:
171 Reported by Reporter Name <email@address>.
173 * See the GNU Coding Standards document for more details on ChangeLog
177 2005-01-08 Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de> (tiny change),
178 Peter O'Gorman <peter@pogma.com>
180 This is the overall description of the purpose of this change
181 and any useful background for a model ChangeLog entry.
183 * HACKING: Updated copyright. This isn't attached to a
184 particular section of the file, so it comes first.
185 (Editing 'ChangeLog'): New section. This applies to the same
186 file, but since it applies to a particular section it starts on
188 (Introduction, Maintenance Notes, Test Suite, Naming)
189 (Editing '.am' Files): If I had changed all these sections in
190 the same way, I can list them like this, being careful to close
191 and reopen the parentheses when starting a new line. The colon
192 only comes after the last section before this description.
194 Reported by Bob Friesenhahn <bfriesen@simple.dallas.tx.us>.
200 * Preferably, let the git commit message mirror the ChangeLog entry,
201 without the leading TABs. Use --author for the (first, main) author
202 of patches from others, sign patches you have reviewed. If the
203 ChangeLog entry is longer than a line, use a one line summary, then an
204 empty line, then the rest of the log entry; this makes for nice output
207 * You may find it useful to install the git-merge-changelog merge driver:
208 <http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=gnulib.git;a=blob;f=lib/git-merge-changelog.c>
210 * Do not ever rewind the public master branch nor any public release
211 branch on savannah, neither any release tags once they have been
212 published. Other branches and tags may have different rules.
214 * Avoid merge commits on the master branch of the public git repository.
215 For unpublished changes in your development tree, it's easiest to
216 rebase against the current master before applying them, this preserves
220 7. Editing `.am' Files
221 ======================
223 * Always use $(...) and not ${...}
225 * Use `:', not `true'. Use `exit 1', not `false'.
227 * Use `##' comments liberally. Comment anything even remotely unusual.
229 * Never use basename or dirname. Instead use sed.
231 * Do not use `cd' within back-quotes, use `$(lt__cd)' instead.
232 Otherwise the directory name may be printed, depending on CDPATH.
234 * In general, if a loop is required, it should be silent. Then the body
235 of the loop itself should print each "important" command it runs.
237 * Use 4 extra spaces to indent continued dependencies.
239 * One needs to remember that for our whole logic for the different
240 libltdl modes to function correctly, the thing we need to ensure
241 *before the client runs libtoolize*, is that the subpackage case is
242 correct (because all files may be symlinked there). All others can
243 and will be fixed in the `libtoolize --ltdl --(non)recursive' stage.
246 8. Editing `.m4sh' Files
247 ========================
249 * Use shell functions, but be careful not to assume local scope for
250 variable names. Don't use `return', instead echo the result of a
251 function and call it from within backquotes.
253 * Function names should be prefixed `func_', the function header should
256 # func_foo [ OPTIONS ]
257 # Description of what func_foo does and returns.
261 # contents of func_foo ...
264 The `$opt_debug' is used to enable shell tracing (Korn shells reset
265 this on function entry).
267 * For functions that are called frequently, if you need to return a
268 value, don't cause unneccessary forking of the shell using echo as
269 described above; instead set the return value in a variable named
270 after the called function with a suffix of `_result'. For example
271 the function `func_quote_for_eval' stores its return value in the
272 variable `$func_quote_for_eval_result'.
274 * Although sh-indentation is set to 2 (by the `Local Variables:' block
275 at the end of .m4sh files), the left margin of the body of shell
276 functions should begin indented by 4 spaces.
278 * Where there are large blocks of shell code with no m4 or m4sh
279 expansions, put the entire block in an M4SH_VERBATIM call. This
280 saves both on copy-and-paste errors, and needing to remember to
281 internally double the m4 quoting characters:
284 my_sed_long_opt='1s/^\(--[^=]*\)=.*/\1/;q'
289 9. Editing `.m4' Files
290 ======================
292 * Be careful with both `echo' and `$ECHO'. As the latter may be one of
296 it may not have more than one argument and its value may not be
297 eval'ed. However, the argument may start with a `-' and contain
298 backslashes. As a rule of thumb, use
299 echo .. for literal (constant) strings without leading
300 hyphen and no backslashes within,
301 $ECHO ".." otherwise.
302 func_echo_all when multiple arguments are present, or when
303 placed in an eval'ed variable.
305 * The Autoconf manual says that giving an empty parameter is equivalent
306 to not giving it at all. (In particular, the Autoconf manual doesn't
307 explain that "FOO()" is calling macro FOO with one empty parameter.)
308 To prevent misunderstanding, we should use m4_ifval to check whether
309 a parameter is empty, and not $# to check for the number of parameters.
311 * Any time we add a macro to an older version, lt~obsolete.m4 needs to
312 be updated in all newer versions.
315 10. Abstraction layers in libltdl
316 =================================
318 * The libltdl API uses a layered approach to differentiate internal and
319 external interfaces, among other things. To keep the abstraction
320 consistent, files in a given layer may only use APIs from files in the
321 lower layers. The ASCII art boxes below represent this stack, from
324 * But first, outside of the stack, there is a convenience header that
325 defines the internal interfaces (as evidenced by the `lt__' prefix to
326 the filename!) shared between implementation files in the stack, that
327 are however not exported to libltdl clients:
333 * The top layer of the stack is the libltdl API proper, which includes
334 the relevant subsystems automatically. Clients of libltdl need only
345 * The next layer is comprised of the subsystems of the exported libltdl
346 API, which are implemented by files that are named with a leading `lt_'
347 (single underscore!):
349 ,------------v---------------.
350 | lt_error.h | lt_dlloader.h |
351 +------------+---------------+
352 | lt_error.c | lt_dlloader.c |
353 `------------^---------------'
355 * The next file is used both by the headers that implement it (in which
356 case its function is to avoid namespace clashes when linking with the
357 GNU C library proper) and is included by code that wants to program
358 against a glibc-like interface, in which case it serves to pull in all
359 the glibc-like functionality used by libltdl with a simple:
361 #include <libltdl/lt__glibc.h>
363 It consists of a single file:
369 * Next to last is the libc abstraction layer, which provides a uniform
370 API to various system libc interfaces that differ between hosts
371 supported by libtool. Typically, the files that implement this layer
374 #if defined(LT_CONFIG_H)
375 # include LT_CONFIG_H
379 #include "lt_system.h"
381 Or if they are installed headers that must work outside the libtool
384 #include <libltdl/lt_system.h>
386 This layer's interface is defined by files that are usually named with
389 ,--------------v-------------v------------v--------v---------.
390 | lt__dirent.h | lt__alloc.h | lt__strl.h | argz.h | slist.h |
391 +--------------+-------------+------------+--------+---------+
392 | lt__dirent.c | lt__alloc.c | lt__strl.c | argz.c | slist.c |
393 `--------------^-------------^------------^--------^---------'
395 (argz.h and slist.h are used independently of libltdl in other projects)
397 * At the bottom of the stack we have the system abstraction layer,
398 which tries to smooth over the cracks where there are differences
399 between host systems and compilers. config.h is generated at
400 configure time and is not installed; lt_system.h is an installed
401 file and cannot use macros from config.h:
411 * Tacked on the side of this stack, attached via the lt_dlloader.h
412 definitions are the various implementation modules for run-time module
413 loading: preopen.c, dlopen.c etc.
419 GNU Libtool uses 3 different licenses for various of the files distributed
420 herein, with 7 variations on license text. It is important that you use
421 the correct license text in each new file added. Here are the texts
422 along with some notes on when each is appropriate. Appropriate commenting
423 (shell, C etc) and decoration (m4sh etc) assumed throughout.
425 11.1. Notice preservation
427 Autoconf macros and files used to generate them need this license:
429 Copyright (C) <year list> Free Software Foundation, Inc.
430 Written by <author>, <year>
432 This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation gives
433 unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it, with or without
434 modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
440 Everything else in the distribution has the following license text
441 unless there is good reason to use one of the other license texts
444 Copyright (C) <year list> Free Software Foundation, Inc.
445 Written by <author>, <year>
447 This file is part of GNU Libtool.
449 GNU Libtool is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
450 modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
451 published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
452 the License, or (at your option) any later version.
454 GNU Libtool is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
455 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
456 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
457 GNU General Public License for more details.
459 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
460 along with GNU Libtool; see the file COPYING. If not, a copy
461 can be downloaded from http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html,
462 or obtained by writing to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
463 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
467 11.3. GPL with Libtool exception clause
469 At the moment only `libltdl/README' needs the exception clause to
470 allow projects that distribute a copy of the libltdl sources to also
471 redistribute the README:
474 Copyright (C) <year list> Free Software Foundation, Inc.
475 Written by <author>, <year>
477 This file is part of GNU Libtool.
479 GNU Libtool is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
480 modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
481 published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
482 the License, or (at your option) any later version.
484 As a special exception to the GNU General Public License,
485 if you distribute this file as part of a program or library that
486 is built using GNU Libtool, you may include this file under the
487 same distribution terms that you use for the rest of that program.
489 GNU Libtool is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
490 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
491 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
492 GNU General Public License for more details.
494 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
495 along with GNU Libtool; see the file COPYING. If not, a copy
496 can be downloaded from http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html,
497 or obtained by writing to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
498 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
502 11.4. GPL with Cvs-utils exception clause
504 GNU Libtool imports some m4sh infrastructure from the GNU Cvs-utils
505 project, namely `getopt.m4sh' and `general.m4sh'. Those files use
506 the GPL with their own exception clause as follows:
508 Copyright (C) <year list> Free Software Foundation, Inc.
509 Written by <author>, <year>
511 This file is part of GNU Cvs-utils.
513 GNU Cvs-utils is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
514 modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
515 published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
516 the License, or (at you option) any later version.
518 As a special exception to the GNU General Public License, if you
519 distribute this file as part of a program or library that contains
520 a configuration script generated by Autoconf, you may include this
521 file under the same distribution terms that you use for the rest
524 GNU Cvs-utils is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
525 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
526 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNES FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
527 General Public License for more details.
529 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
530 along with GNU Libtool; see the file COPYING. If not, a copy
531 can be downloaded from http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html,
532 or obtained by writing to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
533 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
537 11.5. GPL with self extracting version
539 Some of the sources built atop Cvs-utils' m4sh framework use
540 getopt.m4sh:func_version() to extract their --version output from
541 the copyright block. Those files also need the --version copyright
542 text paragraph as follows:
544 <program name> (GNU @PACKAGE@) <version number>
545 Written by <author> <email address>.
547 This file is part of <parent package name>.
549 Copyright (C) <year list> Free Software Foundation, Inc.
550 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
551 warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
553 <program name> is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
554 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
555 the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
556 (at your option) any later version.
558 <program name> is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
559 WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
560 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
561 GNU General Public License for more details.
563 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
564 along with <program name>; see the file COPYING. If not, a copy
565 can be downloaded from http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html,
566 or obtained by writing to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
567 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
571 11.6. GPL with self extracting version and Libtool exception clause
573 Although the libtool script is generated from `ltmain.m4sh' according
574 to the rules in the preceding subsection, it also needs the Libtool
575 exception clause so that it can be redistributed by other projects
578 <program name> (GNU @PACKAGE@@TIMESTAMP@) <version number>
579 Written by <author> <email address>.
581 This file is part of GNU Libtool.
583 Copyright (C) <year list> Free Software Foundation, Inc.
584 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
585 warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
587 <program name> is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
588 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
589 the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
590 (at your option) any later version.
592 As a special exception to the GNU General Public License,
593 if you distribute this file as part of a program or library that
594 is built using GNU Libtool, you may include this file under the
595 same distribution terms that you use for the rest of that program.
597 <program name> is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
598 WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
599 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
600 GNU General Public License for more details.
602 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
603 along with <program name>; see the file COPYING. If not, a copy
604 can be downloaded from http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html,
605 or obtained by writing to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
606 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
610 11.7. LGPL with Libtool exception clause
612 Finally, not only is Libltdl is LGPLed, but it is routinely
613 redistributed inside projects that use it, so its sources need to use
614 the following license text citing the LGPL along with Libtool's special
617 Copyright (C) <year list> Free Software Foundation, Inc.
618 Written by <author>, <year>
620 NOTE: The canonical source of this file is maintained with the
621 GNU Libtool package. Report bugs to bug-libtool@gnu.org.
623 GNU Libltdl is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
624 modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
625 License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
626 version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
628 As a special exception to the GNU Lesser General Public License,
629 if you distribute this file as part of a program or library that
630 is built using GNU Libtool, you may include this file under the
631 same distribution terms that you use for the rest of that program.
633 GNU Libltdl is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
634 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
635 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
636 GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
638 You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
639 License along with GNU Libltdl; see the file COPYING.LIB. If not, a
640 copy can be downloaded from http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html,
641 or obtained by writing to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
642 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
645 12. Release Procedure
646 =====================
648 * If you are a libtool maintainer, but have not yet registered your
649 gpg public key and (preferred) email address with the FSF, send an
650 email, preferably GPG-signed, to <ftp-upload@gnu.org> that includes
653 (a) name of package(s) that you are the maintainer for, and your
654 preferred email address.
656 (b) an ASCII armored copy of your GnuPG key, as an attachment.
657 ("gpg --export -a YOUR_KEY_ID > mykey.asc" should give you
660 When you have received acknowledgement of your message, the proper GPG
661 keys will be registered on ftp-upload.gnu.org and only then will you be
662 authorized to upload files to the FSF ftp machines.
664 * If you do not have access to the mailing list administrative interface,
665 approach the list owners for the password. Be sure to check the lists
666 (esp. bug-libtool) for outstanding bug reports also in the list of
667 pending moderation requests.
669 * Make sure you have wget and lzma installed.
671 * Make sure your locale is sane, e.g. by exporting LC_ALL=C.
673 * Double check that serial number updates in public m4 files weren't forgotten
674 since last release (they should be updated in git along with commits that
675 require it so that users can work with git snapshots).
677 * Update the LTDL_VERSION_INFO in libltdl/Makefile.inc for changes since
680 * Update the version number in configure.ac and libltdl/configure.ac.
681 See http://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/contribute.html for details of
682 the numbering scheme.
684 * Update NEWS, ChangeLog.
688 * Run ./configure (or create a build directory first and run configure
689 from there, if you want to keep the build tree separate).
691 * Run `make -fMakefile.maint fetch' (or `make -f../Makefile.maint fetch'
692 if you are running from a VPATH build directory, where `../' is the
693 relative path to the directory with `configure' in it), which will
694 fetch new versions of the files that are maintained outside of
697 * Run `make distcheck'
698 and `make distcheck DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=--disable-ltdl-install'
699 and `make distcheck DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=--program-prefix=g'
700 and `make distcheck CC=g++'
701 If there are any problems, fix them and start again.
703 * Run `./commit -p' from the source tree.
705 * Run `make -fMakefile.maint git-dist' (or `make -f../Makefile.maint
706 git-dist' if you are running from a VPATH build directory, where `../'
707 is the relative path to the directory with `configure' in it), which
708 will build a release tarball (with `make distcheck'), tag the tree
709 with release-$(VERSION) and generate the gpg signature files.
711 * Run 'make -f[../]Makefile.maint diffs' (pass
712 LASTRELEASE=maj.min[.mic[alpha]] if needed) to create diff files
713 between the previous release tarball and the new with detached gpg
714 signature files and clear signed directive files.
716 * Upload release tarballs and diff files, plus their associated
717 detached gpg signature files and clear signed directive files to
718 ftp-upload.gnu.org. If the upload is destined for ftp.gnu.org, then the
719 files should be placed in the /incoming/ftp directory. If the upload is
720 an alpha release destined for alpha.gnu.org, then the files should be
721 placed in the /incoming/alpha directory.
723 * Update version number in configure.ac and libltdl/configure.ac to next
724 alpha number. See http://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/contribute.html
725 for details of the numbering scheme.
727 * Update NEWS, ChangeLog.
729 * Run `./commit -p --tags', to push the new changes and tags to origin.
731 * Update the webpages, libtool.html will need to indicate the latest
734 * If not an alpha, upload new manual pages with cvs to:
735 <yourusername>@cvs.savannah.gnu.org:/webcvs/libtool
736 (generate with `make -f[../]Makefile.maint web-manual').
738 * Send announcement to libtool@gnu.org and autotools-announce@gnu.org,
739 if not an alpha send to info-gnu@gnu.org as well.
741 * Post a copy of the release announcement to savannah news:
742 https://savannah.gnu.org/news/submit.php?group=libtool
743 which will automatically propogate to http://planet.gnu.org.
746 13. Alpha release note template
747 ===============================
749 To: libtool@gnu.org, autotools-announce@gnu.org
750 Subject: GNU Libtool @VERSION@ released (alpha release).
752 The Libtool Team is pleased to announce alpha release @VERSION@ of GNU
755 GNU Libtool hides the complexity of using shared libraries behind a
756 consistent, portable interface. GNU Libtool ships with GNU libltdl,
757 which hides the complexity of loading dynamic runtime libraries
758 (modules) behind a consistent, portable interface.
760 Here are the compressed sources:
762 ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@VERSION@.tar.gz
763 ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@VERSION@.tar.bz2
765 Here are the xdeltas and diffs against libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@:
767 ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.diff.gz
768 ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.xdelta
770 Here are the gpg detached signatures:
772 ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@VERSION@.tar.gz.sig
773 ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@VERSION@.tar.bz2.sig
774 ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.diff.gz.sig
775 ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.xdelta.sig
777 You should download the signature named after any tarball you download,
778 and then verify its integrity with, for example:
780 gpg --verify libtool-@VERSION@.tar.gz.sig
782 Here are the MD5 and SHA1 checksums:
784 @MD5SUM@ libtool-@VERSION@.tar.gz
785 @MD5SUM@ libtool-@VERSION@.tar.bz2
786 @MD5SUM@ libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.diff.gz
787 @MD5SUM@ libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.xdelta
788 @SHA1SUM@ libtool-@VERSION@.tar.gz
789 @SHA1SUM@ libtool-@VERSION@.tar.bz2
790 @SHA1SUM@ libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.diff.gz
791 @SHA1SUM@ libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.xdelta
793 This release has @SUMMARY_OF_IMPROVEMENTS_SINCE_LAST_RELEASE_ON_THIS_BRANCH@.
795 This release was bootstrapped with @BOOTSTRAP_TOOLS_WITH_VERSIONS@,
796 but is useable with @COMPATIBLE_AUTOTOOL_VERSIONS@ in your own
799 Alternatively, you can fetch the unbootstrapped source code with
800 git by using the following command:
802 $ git clone git://git.savannah.gnu.org/libtool.git
804 $ git checkout @GIT_RELEASE_TAG@
806 You will then need to have recent (possibly as yet unreleased) versions
807 of Automake and Autoconf installed to bootstrap the checked out
810 New in @VERSION@: @RELEASE_DATE@
812 @EXCERPT_FROM_NEWS_FILE@
814 Please report bugs to <bug-libtool@gnu.org>, along with the verbose
815 output of any failed test groups, and the output from `./libtool --config.'
816 The README file explains how to capture the verbose test output.
820 14. Full release note template
821 ==============================
824 Cc: libtool@gnu.org, autotools-announce@gnu.org
825 Subject: GNU Libtool @VERSION@ released.
827 The Libtool Team is pleased to announce the release of GNU Libtool
830 GNU Libtool hides the complexity of using shared libraries behind a
831 consistent, portable interface. GNU Libtool ships with GNU libltdl,
832 which hides the complexity of loading dynamic runtime libraries
833 (modules) behind a consistent, portable interface.
835 This release has @SUMMARY_OF_IMPROVEMENTS_SINCE_LAST_RELEASE_ON_THIS_BRANCH@.
837 New in @VERSION@: @RELEASE_DATE@
839 @EXCERPT_FROM_NEWS_FILE@
841 libtool-@VERSION@ is available now from ftp.gnu.org, along with
842 diffs and xdeltas against libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@
843 that are also available from ftp.gnu.org. Please
844 use a mirror to reduce stress on the main gnu machine:
846 http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html
848 Here are the compressed sources:
850 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@VERSION@.tar.gz
851 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@VERSION@.tar.bz2
853 Here are the xdeltas and diffs against libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@:
855 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.diff.gz
856 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.xdelta
858 Here are the gpg detached signatures:
860 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@VERSION@.tar.gz.sig
861 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@VERSION@.tar.bz2.sig
862 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.diff.gz.sig
863 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.xdelta.sig
865 You should download the signature named after any tarball you download,
866 and then verify its integrity with, for example:
868 gpg --verify libtool-@VERSION@.tar.gz.sig
870 Here are the MD5 and SHA1 checksums:
872 @MD5SUM@ libtool-@VERSION@.tar.gz
873 @MD5SUM@ libtool-@VERSION@.tar.bz2
874 @MD5SUM@ libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.diff.gz
875 @MD5SUM@ libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.xdelta
876 @SHA1SUM@ libtool-@VERSION@.tar.gz
877 @SHA1SUM@ libtool-@VERSION@.tar.bz2
878 @SHA1SUM@ libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.diff.gz
879 @SHA1SUM@ libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.xdelta
881 This release was bootstrapped with @BOOTSTRAP_TOOLS_WITH_VERSIONS@,
882 but is useable with @COMPATIBLE_AUTOTOOL_VERSIONS@ in your own
885 Alternatively, you can fetch the unbootstrapped source code with
886 git by using the following command:
888 $ git clone git://git.savannah.gnu.org/libtool.git
890 $ git checkout @GIT_RELEASE_TAG@
892 You will then need to have the latest release versions of Automake
893 (@AUTOMAKE_VERSION@) and Autoconf (@AUTOCONF_VERSION@) installed to
894 bootstrap the checked out sources yourself.
896 Please report bugs to <bug-libtool@gnu.org>, along with the verbose
897 output of any failed test groups, and the output from `./libtool --config.'
898 The README file explains how to capture the verbose test output.
902 Copyright (C) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation,
904 Written by Gary V. Vaughan, 2004
906 This file is part of GNU Libtool. Report bugs to bug-libtool@gnu.org.
908 GNU Libtool is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
909 modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
910 published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
911 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
913 GNU Libtool is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
914 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
915 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
916 GNU General Public License for more details.
918 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
919 along with GNU Libtool; see the file COPYING. If not, a copyi
920 can be downloaded from http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html,
921 or obtained by writing to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
922 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.