iconv: Work around AIX 6.1..7.1 bug.

[gnulib.git] / top / maint.mk

diff --git a/top/maint.mk b/top/maint.mk
index 867e4be..59e9cb5 100644 (file)
--- a/top/maint.mk
+++ b/top/maint.mk
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ build_aux ?= $(srcdir)/build-aux
 # Do not save the original name or timestamp in the .tar.gz file.
 # Use --rsyncable if available.
 gzip_rsyncable := \
-  $(shell gzip --help 2>/dev/null|grep rsyncable >/dev/null && echo --rsyncable)
+  $(shell gzip --help 2>/dev/null|grep rsyncable >/dev/null \
+    && printf %s --rsyncable)
 GZIP_ENV = '--no-name --best $(gzip_rsyncable)'
 
 GIT = git
@@ -102,6 +103,12 @@ endif
 # Override this in cfg.mk if you are using a different format in your
 # NEWS file.
 today = $(shell date +%Y-%m-%d)
+
+# Select which lines of NEWS are searched for $(news-check-regexp).
+# This is a sed line number spec.  The default says that we search
+# lines 1..10 of NEWS for $(news-check-regexp).
+# If you want to search only line 3 or only lines 20-22, use "3" or "20,22".
+news-check-lines-spec ?= 1,10
 news-check-regexp ?= '^\*.* $(VERSION_REGEXP) \($(today)\)'
 
 # Prevent programs like 'sort' from considering distinct strings to be equal.
@@ -187,11 +194,11 @@ syntax-check: $(local-check)
 
 # By default, _sc_search_regexp does not ignore case.
 export ignore_case =
-_ignore_case = $$(test -n "$$ignore_case" && echo -i || :)
+_ignore_case = $$(test -n "$$ignore_case" && printf %s -i || :)
 
 define _sc_say_and_exit
    dummy=; : so we do not need a semicolon before each use;            \
-   { echo -e "$(ME): $$msg" 1>&2; exit 1; };
+   { printf '%s\n' "$(ME): $$msg" 1>&2; exit 1; };
 endef
 
 # _sc_search_regexp used to be named _prohibit_regexp.  However,
@@ -674,7 +681,9 @@ gl_other_headers_ ?= \
 # Perl -lne code to extract "significant" cpp-defined symbols from a
 # gnulib header file, eliminating a few common false-positives.
 gl_extract_significant_defines_ = \
-  /^\# *define ([^_ (][^ (]*)(\s*\(|\s+\w+)/ && $$2 !~ /(?:rpl_|_used_without_)/\
+  /^\# *define ([^_ (][^ (]*)(\s*\(|\s+\w+)/\
+    && $$2 !~ /(?:rpl_|_used_without_)/\
+    && $$1 !~ /^(?:NSIG|ATTRIBUTE_NORETURN)$$/\
     and print $$1
 
 # Create a list of regular expressions matching the names
@@ -687,7 +696,7 @@ define def_sym_regex
          done;                                                         \
        ) | sort -u                                                     \
          | grep -Ev '^ATTRIBUTE_NORETURN'                              \
-         | sed 's/^/^ *# *define /;s/$$/\\>/'
+         | sed 's/^/^ *# *(define|undef)  */;s/$$/\\>/'
 endef
 
 # Don't define macros that we already get from gnulib header files.
@@ -696,7 +705,7 @@ sc_prohibit_always-defined_macros:
          case $$(echo all: | grep -l -f - Makefile) in Makefile);; *)  \
            echo '$(ME): skipping $@: you lack GNU grep' 1>&2; exit 0;; \
          esac;                                                         \
-         $(def_sym_regex) | grep -f - $$($(VC_LIST_EXCEPT))            \
+         $(def_sym_regex) | grep -E -f - $$($(VC_LIST_EXCEPT))         \
            && { echo '$(ME): define the above via some gnulib .h file' \
                  1>&2;  exit 1; } || :;                                \
        fi
@@ -871,8 +880,8 @@ sc_makefile_at_at_check:
          && { echo '$(ME): use $$(...), not @...@' 1>&2; exit 1; } || :
 
 news-check: NEWS
-       if head $(srcdir)/NEWS | grep -E $(news-check-regexp)           \
-           >/dev/null; then                                            \
+       if sed -n $(news-check-lines-spec)p $(srcdir)/NEWS              \
+           | grep -E $(news-check-regexp) >/dev/null; then             \
          :;                                                            \
        else                                                            \
          echo 'NEWS: $$(news-check-regexp) failed to match' 1>&2;      \