Added AD_ENABLE_DEPENDENCIES to support Autodist dependencies in

[autodist.git] / apps / autodist / doc / autodist.texi

diff --git a/apps/autodist/doc/autodist.texi b/apps/autodist/doc/autodist.texi
index e7542e367a87783bd8bf10d5937b6d96441a6e82..c167a0eb10fb9afae2c929ffe84c3b1345762bd0 100644 (file)
--- a/apps/autodist/doc/autodist.texi
+++ b/apps/autodist/doc/autodist.texi
@@ -791,11 +791,11 @@ This will exclude the file 'README' and anything that match 'doc/client*'.
 
 The 'noprocess' directive can be used to tell Autodist specificly not to 
 process files or directories.  The Autodist will not process the files 
-during preparation or during distribution packaging.  This directive is 
-optional.  One or more files can be specified in the 'noprocess' 
-directive.  Zero or more 'noprocess' directives can be used in 
-distribution.  The <filename> can be a single file, a single directory or 
-a regular expression that will match several files and/or directories.
+during distribution packaging.  This directive is optional.  One or more 
+files can be specified in the 'noprocess' directive.  Zero or more 
+'noprocess' directives can be used in distribution.  The <filename> can be 
+a single file, a single directory or a regular expression that will match 
+several files and/or directories.
 
 Example:
 @example
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ noprocess apps/foo/
 Autodist will not process 'autodist.texi' file, and any files and 
 directories under 'apps/foo/'.
 
-Also note that, 'noprocess' directive cannot be used to disallow 
+Note that, 'noprocess' directive cannot be used to disallow 
 processing of any file with '.ad' suffix.
 
 
@@ -1020,7 +1020,22 @@ macro 'AC_OUTPUT'.  This macro has no arguments.
 Note that, the 'configure.ad' fragments are not real full featured
 configure scripts.  They must not use 'AD_INIT', 'AD_INCLUDE_CONFIGURE',
 'AC_INIT' or any other initialization macros.
+@end defmac
+
+
+@defmac AD_ENABLE_DEPENDENCIES
 
+This macro is used to enable Autodist dependencies in 'Makefile.ad' files.  
+If this macro is used, then after editing 'Makefile.ad' file running 
+Autodist manually is not required, but it is run automatically when the 
+source is compiled with 'make'.  This macro has no arguments.
+
+Note that, the dependencies are enabled only in the prepared source tree.  
+Depedencies are not delivered to distribution, as they would require the 
+presence of 'Makefile.ad' files, which are not delivered to distribution. 
+
+Current Autodist version does not support dependencies in 'configure.ad' 
+files, only in 'Makefile.ad' files.
 @end defmac
 
 @menu
@@ -1312,6 +1327,11 @@ Initializes Autodist environment.  Creates the default distribution
 directory 'distdir', 'autodist.conf' configuration file and the
 default distribution 'default', then exits.
 
+@item -p
+@itemx --process <src> <dst>
+process file <src> into <dst> for distribution, only non-source files can 
+be processed with -p.
+
 @item -m
 @itemx --makedist
 Creates and packages distribution