is a Makefile generator (input Makefile.am, output Makefile.in; intended for use with autoconf).
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| This is the 'contrib' directory of the GNU Automake distribution. | | This is the 'contrib' directory of the GNU Automake distribution. |
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| Here you'll find additions to the Automake base distribution, in form of | | Here you'll find additions to the Automake base distribution, in the form of |
| makefile fragments, m4 macros, scripts, documentation, et cetera. Such | | makefile fragments, m4 macros, scripts, documentation, et cetera: additions |
| addition that might be useful for a significant percentage of its general | | that might be handy to many users, but (for one reason or another) are not |
| audience, but (for one reason or another) are not deemed appropriate for | | deemed appropriate for inclusion into the Automake core. |
| inclusion into the Automake core. | | |
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| There are several reasons for which a feature can be kept in contrib: | | There are several reasons that a feature might be kept in contrib: |
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| 1. The long-term usefulness of the feature is debatable and uncertain; | | 1. The long-term usefulness of the feature is debatable and uncertain; |
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| on-field and real-word testing are necessary to prove or disprove | | real-world testing is necessary to prove or disprove its usefulness, |
| its usefulness, before the feature can be committed into the Automake | | before the feature can be committed into the Automake core (as doing so |
| core (as doing so too early would later force us to continue the | | too early would later force us to continue support for |
| support for backward-compatibility, even if the features proves | | backward-compatibility, even if the feature proved flawed or fails to |
| flawed or fails to attract widespread use). | | attract widespread use). |
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| 2. The APIs or overall design of the feature are still unstable, and | | 2. The APIs or overall design of the feature are still unstable, and need |
| need on-field testing to iron warts and usability bugs, or uncover | | testing to iron out warts and usability bugs, or uncover potential flaws. |
| potential flaws. | | |
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| 3. The feature was an historical one, mostly obsoleted but still used | | 3. The feature was an historical one, mostly obsolete but still used in the |
| "here and there" in the wild; so we want to to deprecate it and | | wild. We want to deprecate it and remove it from the Automake core, but |
| remove it from the Automake core, but cannot remove it altogether, | | cannot remove it altogether, for the sake of the existing usage, so it |
| for the sake of those still-existing usage. So it gets moved in | | gets moved to contrib. |
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