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Fixes #84

config/libtool.m4

@@ -994,22 +994,24 @@ _LT_EOF
         rm -f conftest.err libconftest.a conftest conftest.c
         rm -rf conftest.dSYM
     ])
-    case $host_os in
+    # Allow for Darwin 4-7 (macOS 10.0-10.3) although these are not expect to
-    rhapsody* | darwin1.[[012]])
+    # build without first building modern cctools / linker.
+    case $host_cpu-$host_os in
+    *-rhapsody* | *-darwin1.[[012]])
       _lt_dar_allow_undefined='${wl}-undefined ${wl}suppress' ;;
-    darwin1.*)
+    *-darwin1.*)
       _lt_dar_allow_undefined='${wl}-flat_namespace ${wl}-undefined ${wl}suppress' ;;
-    darwin*) # darwin 5.x on
+    *-darwin*)
-      # if running on 10.5 or later, the deployment target defaults
+      # darwin 5.x (macOS 10.1) onwards we only need to adjust when the
-      # to the OS version, if on x86, and 10.4, the deployment
+      # deployment target is forced to an earlier version.
-      # target defaults to 10.4. Don't you love it?
+      case ${MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET-UNSET},$host in
-      case ${MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET-10.0},$host in
+	UNSET,*-darwin[[89]]*|UNSET,*-darwin[[12]][[0123456789]]*)
-	10.0,*86*-darwin8*|10.0,*-darwin[[91]]*)
+	  ;;
-	  _lt_dar_allow_undefined='${wl}-undefined ${wl}dynamic_lookup' ;;
 	10.[[012]][[,.]]*)
-	  _lt_dar_allow_undefined='${wl}-flat_namespace ${wl}-undefined ${wl}suppress' ;;
+	  _lt_dar_allow_undefined='${wl}-flat_namespace ${wl}-undefined ${wl}suppress'
-	10.*)
+	  ;;
-	  _lt_dar_allow_undefined='${wl}-undefined ${wl}dynamic_lookup' ;;
+	*)
+	  ;;
      esac
     ;;
   esac
@@ -1033,7 +1035,7 @@ _LT_EOF
 
 # _LT_DARWIN_LINKER_FEATURES
 # --------------------------
-# Checks for linker and compiler features on darwin
+# Checks for linker and compiler features on Darwin / macOS / iOS
 m4_defun([_LT_DARWIN_LINKER_FEATURES],
 [
   m4_require([_LT_REQUIRED_DARWIN_CHECKS])
@@ -2323,16 +2325,6 @@ freebsd* | dragonfly*)
   esac
   ;;
 
-gnu*)
-  version_type=linux
-  need_lib_prefix=no
-  need_version=no
-  library_names_spec='${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$versuffix ${libname}${release}${shared_ext}${major} ${libname}${shared_ext}'
-  soname_spec='${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$major'
-  shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-  hardcode_into_libs=yes
-  ;;
-
 haiku*)
   version_type=linux
   need_lib_prefix=no
@@ -2454,7 +2446,7 @@ linux*oldld* | linux*aout* | linux*coff*)
 # project, but have not yet been accepted: they are GCC-local changes
 # for the time being.  (See
 # https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libtool-patches/2018-05/msg00000.html)
-linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu | uclinuxfdpiceabi)
+linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu | gnu* | uclinuxfdpiceabi)
   version_type=linux
   need_lib_prefix=no
   need_version=no
@@ -4878,7 +4870,7 @@ _LT_EOF
       if test "$GCC" = yes && test "$with_gnu_ld" = no; then
 	case $host_cpu in
 	hppa*64*)
-	  _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$CC -shared ${wl}+h ${wl}$soname -o $lib $libobjs $deplibs $compiler_flags'
+	  _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$CC -shared ${wl}+h ${wl}$soname ${wl}+nodefaultrpath -o $lib $libobjs $deplibs $compiler_flags'
 	  ;;
 	ia64*)
 	  _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$CC -shared -fPIC ${wl}+h ${wl}$soname ${wl}+nodefaultrpath -o $lib $libobjs $deplibs $compiler_flags'
@@ -4890,7 +4882,7 @@ _LT_EOF
       else
 	case $host_cpu in
 	hppa*64*)
-	  _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$CC -b ${wl}+h ${wl}$soname -o $lib $libobjs $deplibs $compiler_flags'
+	  _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$CC -b ${wl}+h ${wl}$soname ${wl}+nodefaultrpath -o $lib $libobjs $deplibs $compiler_flags'
 	  ;;
 	ia64*)
 	  _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$CC -b ${wl}+h ${wl}$soname ${wl}+nodefaultrpath -o $lib $libobjs $deplibs $compiler_flags'
@@ -5867,7 +5859,7 @@ if test "$_lt_caught_CXX_error" != yes; then
           aCC*)
 	    case $host_cpu in
 	      hppa*64*)
-	        _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$CC -b ${wl}+h ${wl}$soname -o $lib $predep_objects $libobjs $deplibs $postdep_objects $compiler_flags'
+	        _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$CC -b ${wl}+h ${wl}$soname ${wl}+nodefaultrpath -o $lib $predep_objects $libobjs $deplibs $postdep_objects $compiler_flags'
 	        ;;
 	      ia64*)
 	        _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$CC -b ${wl}+h ${wl}$soname ${wl}+nodefaultrpath -o $lib $predep_objects $libobjs $deplibs $postdep_objects $compiler_flags'
@@ -5891,7 +5883,7 @@ if test "$_lt_caught_CXX_error" != yes; then
 	      if test $with_gnu_ld = no; then
 	        case $host_cpu in
 	          hppa*64*)
-	            _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$CC -shared -nostdlib -fPIC ${wl}+h ${wl}$soname -o $lib $predep_objects $libobjs $deplibs $postdep_objects $compiler_flags'
+	            _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$CC -shared -nostdlib -fPIC ${wl}+h ${wl}$soname ${wl}+nodefaultrpath -o $lib $predep_objects $libobjs $deplibs $postdep_objects $compiler_flags'
 	            ;;
 	          ia64*)
 	            _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$CC -shared -nostdlib -fPIC ${wl}+h ${wl}$soname ${wl}+nodefaultrpath -o $lib $predep_objects $libobjs $deplibs $postdep_objects $compiler_flags'

install-sh

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # install - install a program, script, or datafile
 
-scriptversion=2011-01-19.21; # UTC
+scriptversion=2013-12-25.23; # UTC
 
 # This originates from X11R5 (mit/util/scripts/install.sh), which was
 # later released in X11R6 (xc/config/util/install.sh) with the
@@ -35,25 +35,21 @@ scriptversion=2011-01-19.21; # UTC
 # FSF changes to this file are in the public domain.
 #
 # Calling this script install-sh is preferred over install.sh, to prevent
-# `make' implicit rules from creating a file called install from it
+# 'make' implicit rules from creating a file called install from it
 # when there is no Makefile.
 #
 # This script is compatible with the BSD install script, but was written
 # from scratch.
 
+tab='	'
 nl='
 '
-IFS=" ""	$nl"
+IFS=" $tab$nl"
 
-# set DOITPROG to echo to test this script
+# Set DOITPROG to "echo" to test this script.
 
-# Don't use :- since 4.3BSD and earlier shells don't like it.
 doit=${DOITPROG-}
-if test -z "$doit"; then
+doit_exec=${doit:-exec}
-  doit_exec=exec
-else
-  doit_exec=$doit
-fi
 
 # Put in absolute file names if you don't have them in your path;
 # or use environment vars.
@@ -68,17 +64,6 @@ mvprog=${MVPROG-mv}
 rmprog=${RMPROG-rm}
 stripprog=${STRIPPROG-strip}
 
-posix_glob='?'
-initialize_posix_glob='
-  test "$posix_glob" != "?" || {
-    if (set -f) 2>/dev/null; then
-      posix_glob=
-    else
-      posix_glob=:
-    fi
-  }
-'
-
 posix_mkdir=
 
 # Desired mode of installed file.
@@ -97,7 +82,7 @@ dir_arg=
 dst_arg=
 
 copy_on_change=false
-no_target_directory=
+is_target_a_directory=possibly
 
 usage="\
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [-T] SRCFILE DSTFILE
@@ -143,8 +128,7 @@ while test $# -ne 0; do
 
     -m) mode=$2
         case $mode in
-	  *' '* | *'	'* | *'
+          *' '* | *"$tab"* | *"$nl"* | *'*'* | *'?'* | *'['*)
-'*	  | *'*'* | *'?'* | *'['*)
             echo "$0: invalid mode: $mode" >&2
             exit 1;;
         esac
@@ -155,14 +139,16 @@ while test $# -ne 0; do
 
     -s) stripcmd=$stripprog;;
 
-    -t) dst_arg=$2
+    -t)
-	# Protect names problematic for `test' and other utilities.
+        is_target_a_directory=always
+        dst_arg=$2
+        # Protect names problematic for 'test' and other utilities.
         case $dst_arg in
           -* | [=\(\)!]) dst_arg=./$dst_arg;;
         esac
         shift;;
 
-    -T) no_target_directory=true;;
+    -T) is_target_a_directory=never;;
 
     --version) echo "$0 $scriptversion"; exit $?;;
 
@@ -177,6 +163,16 @@ while test $# -ne 0; do
   shift
 done
 
+# We allow the use of options -d and -T together, by making -d
+# take the precedence; this is for compatibility with GNU install.
+
+if test -n "$dir_arg"; then
+  if test -n "$dst_arg"; then
+    echo "$0: target directory not allowed when installing a directory." >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
 if test $# -ne 0 && test -z "$dir_arg$dst_arg"; then
   # When -d is used, all remaining arguments are directories to create.
   # When -t is used, the destination is already specified.
@@ -190,7 +186,7 @@ if test $# -ne 0 && test -z "$dir_arg$dst_arg"; then
     fi
     shift # arg
     dst_arg=$arg
-    # Protect names problematic for `test' and other utilities.
+    # Protect names problematic for 'test' and other utilities.
     case $dst_arg in
       -* | [=\(\)!]) dst_arg=./$dst_arg;;
     esac
@@ -202,11 +198,20 @@ if test $# -eq 0; then
     echo "$0: no input file specified." >&2
     exit 1
   fi
-  # It's OK to call `install-sh -d' without argument.
+  # It's OK to call 'install-sh -d' without argument.
   # This can happen when creating conditional directories.
   exit 0
 fi
 
+if test -z "$dir_arg"; then
+  if test $# -gt 1 || test "$is_target_a_directory" = always; then
+    if test ! -d "$dst_arg"; then
+      echo "$0: $dst_arg: Is not a directory." >&2
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  fi
+fi
+
 if test -z "$dir_arg"; then
   do_exit='(exit $ret); exit $ret'
   trap "ret=129; $do_exit" 1
@@ -240,7 +245,7 @@ fi
 
 for src
 do
-  # Protect names problematic for `test' and other utilities.
+  # Protect names problematic for 'test' and other utilities.
   case $src in
     -* | [=\(\)!]) src=./$src;;
   esac
@@ -269,7 +274,7 @@ do
     # If destination is a directory, append the input filename; won't work
     # if double slashes aren't ignored.
     if test -d "$dst"; then
-      if test -n "$no_target_directory"; then
+      if test "$is_target_a_directory" = never; then
         echo "$0: $dst_arg: Is a directory" >&2
         exit 1
       fi
@@ -277,33 +282,7 @@ do
       dst=$dstdir/`basename "$src"`
       dstdir_status=0
     else
-      # Prefer dirname, but fall back on a substitute if dirname fails.
+      dstdir=`dirname "$dst"`
-      dstdir=`
-	(dirname "$dst") 2>/dev/null ||
-	expr X"$dst" : 'X\(.*[^/]\)//*[^/][^/]*/*$' \| \
-	     X"$dst" : 'X\(//\)[^/]' \| \
-	     X"$dst" : 'X\(//\)$' \| \
-	     X"$dst" : 'X\(/\)' \| . 2>/dev/null ||
-	echo X"$dst" |
-	    sed '/^X\(.*[^/]\)\/\/*[^/][^/]*\/*$/{
-		   s//\1/
-		   q
-		 }
-		 /^X\(\/\/\)[^/].*/{
-		   s//\1/
-		   q
-		 }
-		 /^X\(\/\/\)$/{
-		   s//\1/
-		   q
-		 }
-		 /^X\(\/\).*/{
-		   s//\1/
-		   q
-		 }
-		 s/.*/./; q'
-      `
-
       test -d "$dstdir"
       dstdir_status=$?
     fi
@@ -354,7 +333,7 @@ do
               if test -z "$dir_arg" || {
                    # Check for POSIX incompatibilities with -m.
                    # HP-UX 11.23 and IRIX 6.5 mkdir -m -p sets group- or
-		   # other-writeable bit of parent directory when it shouldn't.
+                   # other-writable bit of parent directory when it shouldn't.
                    # FreeBSD 6.1 mkdir -m -p sets mode of existing directory.
                    ls_ld_tmpdir=`ls -ld "$tmpdir"`
                    case $ls_ld_tmpdir in
@@ -396,14 +375,12 @@ do
         *)  prefix='';;
       esac
 
-      eval "$initialize_posix_glob"
-
       oIFS=$IFS
       IFS=/
-      $posix_glob set -f
+      set -f
       set fnord $dstdir
       shift
-      $posix_glob set +f
+      set +f
       IFS=$oIFS
 
       prefixes=
@@ -474,13 +451,10 @@ do
     if $copy_on_change &&
        old=`LC_ALL=C ls -dlL "$dst"     2>/dev/null` &&
        new=`LC_ALL=C ls -dlL "$dsttmp"  2>/dev/null` &&
-
+       set -f &&
-       eval "$initialize_posix_glob" &&
-       $posix_glob set -f &&
        set X $old && old=:$2:$4:$5:$6 &&
        set X $new && new=:$2:$4:$5:$6 &&
-       $posix_glob set +f &&
+       set +f &&
-
        test "$old" = "$new" &&
        $cmpprog "$dst" "$dsttmp" >/dev/null 2>&1
     then

libtool.m4

@@ -994,22 +994,24 @@ _LT_EOF
         rm -f conftest.err libconftest.a conftest conftest.c
         rm -rf conftest.dSYM
     ])
-    case $host_os in
+    # Allow for Darwin 4-7 (macOS 10.0-10.3) although these are not expect to
-    rhapsody* | darwin1.[[012]])
+    # build without first building modern cctools / linker.
+    case $host_cpu-$host_os in
+    *-rhapsody* | *-darwin1.[[012]])
       _lt_dar_allow_undefined='${wl}-undefined ${wl}suppress' ;;
-    darwin1.*)
+    *-darwin1.*)
       _lt_dar_allow_undefined='${wl}-flat_namespace ${wl}-undefined ${wl}suppress' ;;
-    darwin*) # darwin 5.x on
+    *-darwin*)
-      # if running on 10.5 or later, the deployment target defaults
+      # darwin 5.x (macOS 10.1) onwards we only need to adjust when the
-      # to the OS version, if on x86, and 10.4, the deployment
+      # deployment target is forced to an earlier version.
-      # target defaults to 10.4. Don't you love it?
+      case ${MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET-UNSET},$host in
-      case ${MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET-10.0},$host in
+	UNSET,*-darwin[[89]]*|UNSET,*-darwin[[12]][[0123456789]]*)
-	10.0,*86*-darwin8*|10.0,*-darwin[[91]]*)
+	  ;;
-	  _lt_dar_allow_undefined='${wl}-undefined ${wl}dynamic_lookup' ;;
 	10.[[012]][[,.]]*)
-	  _lt_dar_allow_undefined='${wl}-flat_namespace ${wl}-undefined ${wl}suppress' ;;
+	  _lt_dar_allow_undefined='${wl}-flat_namespace ${wl}-undefined ${wl}suppress'
-	10.*)
+	  ;;
-	  _lt_dar_allow_undefined='${wl}-undefined ${wl}dynamic_lookup' ;;
+	*)
+	  ;;
      esac
     ;;
   esac
@@ -1033,7 +1035,7 @@ _LT_EOF
 
 # _LT_DARWIN_LINKER_FEATURES
 # --------------------------
-# Checks for linker and compiler features on darwin
+# Checks for linker and compiler features on Darwin / macOS / iOS
 m4_defun([_LT_DARWIN_LINKER_FEATURES],
 [
   m4_require([_LT_REQUIRED_DARWIN_CHECKS])
@@ -2323,16 +2325,6 @@ freebsd* | dragonfly*)
   esac
   ;;
 
-gnu*)
-  version_type=linux
-  need_lib_prefix=no
-  need_version=no
-  library_names_spec='${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$versuffix ${libname}${release}${shared_ext}${major} ${libname}${shared_ext}'
-  soname_spec='${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$major'
-  shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-  hardcode_into_libs=yes
-  ;;
-
 haiku*)
   version_type=linux
   need_lib_prefix=no
@@ -2454,7 +2446,7 @@ linux*oldld* | linux*aout* | linux*coff*)
 # project, but have not yet been accepted: they are GCC-local changes
 # for the time being.  (See
 # https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libtool-patches/2018-05/msg00000.html)
-linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu | uclinuxfdpiceabi)
+linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu | gnu* | uclinuxfdpiceabi)
   version_type=linux
   need_lib_prefix=no
   need_version=no
@@ -4878,7 +4870,7 @@ _LT_EOF
       if test "$GCC" = yes && test "$with_gnu_ld" = no; then
 	case $host_cpu in
 	hppa*64*)
-	  _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$CC -shared ${wl}+h ${wl}$soname -o $lib $libobjs $deplibs $compiler_flags'
+	  _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$CC -shared ${wl}+h ${wl}$soname ${wl}+nodefaultrpath -o $lib $libobjs $deplibs $compiler_flags'
 	  ;;
 	ia64*)
 	  _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$CC -shared -fPIC ${wl}+h ${wl}$soname ${wl}+nodefaultrpath -o $lib $libobjs $deplibs $compiler_flags'
@@ -4890,7 +4882,7 @@ _LT_EOF
       else
 	case $host_cpu in
 	hppa*64*)
-	  _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$CC -b ${wl}+h ${wl}$soname -o $lib $libobjs $deplibs $compiler_flags'
+	  _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$CC -b ${wl}+h ${wl}$soname ${wl}+nodefaultrpath -o $lib $libobjs $deplibs $compiler_flags'
 	  ;;
 	ia64*)
 	  _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$CC -b ${wl}+h ${wl}$soname ${wl}+nodefaultrpath -o $lib $libobjs $deplibs $compiler_flags'
@@ -5867,7 +5859,7 @@ if test "$_lt_caught_CXX_error" != yes; then
           aCC*)
 	    case $host_cpu in
 	      hppa*64*)
-	        _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$CC -b ${wl}+h ${wl}$soname -o $lib $predep_objects $libobjs $deplibs $postdep_objects $compiler_flags'
+	        _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$CC -b ${wl}+h ${wl}$soname ${wl}+nodefaultrpath -o $lib $predep_objects $libobjs $deplibs $postdep_objects $compiler_flags'
 	        ;;
 	      ia64*)
 	        _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$CC -b ${wl}+h ${wl}$soname ${wl}+nodefaultrpath -o $lib $predep_objects $libobjs $deplibs $postdep_objects $compiler_flags'
@@ -5891,7 +5883,7 @@ if test "$_lt_caught_CXX_error" != yes; then
 	      if test $with_gnu_ld = no; then
 	        case $host_cpu in
 	          hppa*64*)
-	            _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$CC -shared -nostdlib -fPIC ${wl}+h ${wl}$soname -o $lib $predep_objects $libobjs $deplibs $postdep_objects $compiler_flags'
+	            _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$CC -shared -nostdlib -fPIC ${wl}+h ${wl}$soname ${wl}+nodefaultrpath -o $lib $predep_objects $libobjs $deplibs $postdep_objects $compiler_flags'
 	            ;;
 	          ia64*)
 	            _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$CC -shared -nostdlib -fPIC ${wl}+h ${wl}$soname ${wl}+nodefaultrpath -o $lib $predep_objects $libobjs $deplibs $postdep_objects $compiler_flags'

ltmain.sh

@@ -3425,8 +3425,8 @@ int setenv (const char *, const char *, int);
 # define PATH_SEPARATOR ':'
 #endif
 
-#if defined (_WIN32) || defined (__MSDOS__) || defined (__DJGPP__) || \
+#if (defined (_WIN32) && ! defined(__CYGWIN__)) || defined (__MSDOS__) || \
-  defined (__OS2__)
+  defined (__DJGPP__) || defined (__OS2__)
 # define HAVE_DOS_BASED_FILE_SYSTEM
 # define FOPEN_WB "wb"
 # ifndef DIR_SEPARATOR_2

missing

@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-# Common stub for a few missing GNU programs while installing.
+# Common wrapper for a few potentially missing GNU programs.
 
-scriptversion=2012-01-06.13; # UTC
+scriptversion=2013-10-28.13; # UTC
 
-# Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
+# Copyright (C) 1996-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-# 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Originally written by Fran,cois Pinard <pinard@iro.umontreal.ca>, 1996.
-# Originally by Fran,cois Pinard <pinard@iro.umontreal.ca>, 1996.
 
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -26,68 +25,40 @@ scriptversion=2012-01-06.13; # UTC
 # the same distribution terms that you use for the rest of that program.
 
 if test $# -eq 0; then
-  echo 1>&2 "Try \`$0 --help' for more information"
+  echo 1>&2 "Try '$0 --help' for more information"
   exit 1
 fi
 
-run=:
-sed_output='s/.* --output[ =]\([^ ]*\).*/\1/p'
-sed_minuso='s/.* -o \([^ ]*\).*/\1/p'
-
-# In the cases where this matters, `missing' is being run in the
-# srcdir already.
-if test -f configure.ac; then
-  configure_ac=configure.ac
-else
-  configure_ac=configure.in
-fi
-
-msg="missing on your system"
-
 case $1 in
---run)
+
-  # Try to run requested program, and just exit if it succeeds.
+  --is-lightweight)
-  run=
+    # Used by our autoconf macros to check whether the available missing
+    # script is modern enough.
+    exit 0
+    ;;
+
+  --run)
+    # Back-compat with the calling convention used by older automake.
     shift
-  "$@" && exit 0
-  # Exit code 63 means version mismatch.  This often happens
-  # when the user try to use an ancient version of a tool on
-  # a file that requires a minimum version.  In this case we
-  # we should proceed has if the program had been absent, or
-  # if --run hadn't been passed.
-  if test $? = 63; then
-    run=:
-    msg="probably too old"
-  fi
     ;;
 
   -h|--h|--he|--hel|--help)
     echo "\
 $0 [OPTION]... PROGRAM [ARGUMENT]...
 
-Handle \`PROGRAM [ARGUMENT]...' for when PROGRAM is missing, or return an
+Run 'PROGRAM [ARGUMENT]...', returning a proper advice when this fails due
-error status if there is no known handling for PROGRAM.
+to PROGRAM being missing or too old.
 
 Options:
   -h, --help      display this help and exit
   -v, --version   output version information and exit
-  --run           try to run the given command, and emulate it if it fails
 
 Supported PROGRAM values:
-  aclocal      touch file \`aclocal.m4'
+  aclocal   autoconf  autoheader   autom4te  automake  makeinfo
-  autoconf     touch file \`configure'
+  bison     yacc      flex         lex       help2man
-  autoheader   touch file \`config.h.in'
-  autom4te     touch the output file, or create a stub one
-  automake     touch all \`Makefile.in' files
-  bison        create \`y.tab.[ch]', if possible, from existing .[ch]
-  flex         create \`lex.yy.c', if possible, from existing .c
-  help2man     touch the output file
-  lex          create \`lex.yy.c', if possible, from existing .c
-  makeinfo     touch the output file
-  yacc         create \`y.tab.[ch]', if possible, from existing .[ch]
 
-Version suffixes to PROGRAM as well as the prefixes \`gnu-', \`gnu', and
+Version suffixes to PROGRAM as well as the prefixes 'gnu-', 'gnu', and
-\`g' are ignored when checking the name.
+'g' are ignored when checking the name.
 
 Send bug reports to <bug-automake@gnu.org>."
     exit $?
@@ -99,228 +70,141 @@ Send bug reports to <bug-automake@gnu.org>."
     ;;
 
   -*)
-    echo 1>&2 "$0: Unknown \`$1' option"
+    echo 1>&2 "$0: unknown '$1' option"
-    echo 1>&2 "Try \`$0 --help' for more information"
+    echo 1>&2 "Try '$0 --help' for more information"
     exit 1
     ;;
 
 esac
 
-# normalize program name to check for.
+# Run the given program, remember its exit status.
-program=`echo "$1" | sed '
+"$@"; st=$?
+
+# If it succeeded, we are done.
+test $st -eq 0 && exit 0
+
+# Also exit now if we it failed (or wasn't found), and '--version' was
+# passed; such an option is passed most likely to detect whether the
+# program is present and works.
+case $2 in --version|--help) exit $st;; esac
+
+# Exit code 63 means version mismatch.  This often happens when the user
+# tries to use an ancient version of a tool on a file that requires a
+# minimum version.
+if test $st -eq 63; then
+  msg="probably too old"
+elif test $st -eq 127; then
+  # Program was missing.
+  msg="missing on your system"
+else
+  # Program was found and executed, but failed.  Give up.
+  exit $st
+fi
+
+perl_URL=http://www.perl.org/
+flex_URL=http://flex.sourceforge.net/
+gnu_software_URL=http://www.gnu.org/software
+
+program_details ()
+{
+  case $1 in
+    aclocal|automake)
+      echo "The '$1' program is part of the GNU Automake package:"
+      echo "<$gnu_software_URL/automake>"
+      echo "It also requires GNU Autoconf, GNU m4 and Perl in order to run:"
+      echo "<$gnu_software_URL/autoconf>"
+      echo "<$gnu_software_URL/m4/>"
+      echo "<$perl_URL>"
+      ;;
+    autoconf|autom4te|autoheader)
+      echo "The '$1' program is part of the GNU Autoconf package:"
+      echo "<$gnu_software_URL/autoconf/>"
+      echo "It also requires GNU m4 and Perl in order to run:"
+      echo "<$gnu_software_URL/m4/>"
+      echo "<$perl_URL>"
+      ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+give_advice ()
+{
+  # Normalize program name to check for.
+  normalized_program=`echo "$1" | sed '
     s/^gnu-//; t
     s/^gnu//; t
     s/^g//; t'`
 
-# Now exit if we have it, but it failed.  Also exit now if we
+  printf '%s\n' "'$1' is $msg."
-# don't have it and --version was passed (most likely to detect
-# the program).  This is about non-GNU programs, so use $1 not
-# $program.
-case $1 in
-  lex*|yacc*)
-    # Not GNU programs, they don't have --version.
-    ;;
-
-  *)
-    if test -z "$run" && ($1 --version) > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-       # We have it, but it failed.
-       exit 1
-    elif test "x$2" = "x--version" || test "x$2" = "x--help"; then
-       # Could not run --version or --help.  This is probably someone
-       # running `$TOOL --version' or `$TOOL --help' to check whether
-       # $TOOL exists and not knowing $TOOL uses missing.
-       exit 1
-    fi
-    ;;
-esac
-
-# If it does not exist, or fails to run (possibly an outdated version),
-# try to emulate it.
-case $program in
-  aclocal*)
-    echo 1>&2 "\
-WARNING: \`$1' is $msg.  You should only need it if
-         you modified \`acinclude.m4' or \`${configure_ac}'.  You might want
-         to install the \`Automake' and \`Perl' packages.  Grab them from
-         any GNU archive site."
-    touch aclocal.m4
-    ;;
 
+  configure_deps="'configure.ac' or m4 files included by 'configure.ac'"
+  case $normalized_program in
     autoconf*)
-    echo 1>&2 "\
+      echo "You should only need it if you modified 'configure.ac',"
-WARNING: \`$1' is $msg.  You should only need it if
+      echo "or m4 files included by it."
-         you modified \`${configure_ac}'.  You might want to install the
+      program_details 'autoconf'
-         \`Autoconf' and \`GNU m4' packages.  Grab them from any GNU
-         archive site."
-    touch configure
       ;;
-
     autoheader*)
-    echo 1>&2 "\
+      echo "You should only need it if you modified 'acconfig.h' or"
-WARNING: \`$1' is $msg.  You should only need it if
+      echo "$configure_deps."
-         you modified \`acconfig.h' or \`${configure_ac}'.  You might want
+      program_details 'autoheader'
-         to install the \`Autoconf' and \`GNU m4' packages.  Grab them
-         from any GNU archive site."
-    files=`sed -n 's/^[ ]*A[CM]_CONFIG_HEADER(\([^)]*\)).*/\1/p' ${configure_ac}`
-    test -z "$files" && files="config.h"
-    touch_files=
-    for f in $files; do
-      case $f in
-      *:*) touch_files="$touch_files "`echo "$f" |
-				       sed -e 's/^[^:]*://' -e 's/:.*//'`;;
-      *) touch_files="$touch_files $f.in";;
-      esac
-    done
-    touch $touch_files
       ;;
-
     automake*)
-    echo 1>&2 "\
+      echo "You should only need it if you modified 'Makefile.am' or"
-WARNING: \`$1' is $msg.  You should only need it if
+      echo "$configure_deps."
-         you modified \`Makefile.am', \`acinclude.m4' or \`${configure_ac}'.
+      program_details 'automake'
-         You might want to install the \`Automake' and \`Perl' packages.
+      ;;
-         Grab them from any GNU archive site."
+    aclocal*)
-    find . -type f -name Makefile.am -print |
+      echo "You should only need it if you modified 'acinclude.m4' or"
-	   sed 's/\.am$/.in/' |
+      echo "$configure_deps."
-	   while read f; do touch "$f"; done
+      program_details 'aclocal'
       ;;
-
    autom4te*)
-    echo 1>&2 "\
+      echo "You might have modified some maintainer files that require"
-WARNING: \`$1' is needed, but is $msg.
+      echo "the 'autom4te' program to be rebuilt."
-         You might have modified some files without having the
+      program_details 'autom4te'
-         proper tools for further handling them.
-         You can get \`$1' as part of \`Autoconf' from any GNU
-         archive site."
-
-    file=`echo "$*" | sed -n "$sed_output"`
-    test -z "$file" && file=`echo "$*" | sed -n "$sed_minuso"`
-    if test -f "$file"; then
-	touch $file
-    else
-	test -z "$file" || exec >$file
-	echo "#! /bin/sh"
-	echo "# Created by GNU Automake missing as a replacement of"
-	echo "#  $ $@"
-	echo "exit 0"
-	chmod +x $file
-	exit 1
-    fi
       ;;
-
     bison*|yacc*)
-    echo 1>&2 "\
+      echo "You should only need it if you modified a '.y' file."
-WARNING: \`$1' $msg.  You should only need it if
+      echo "You may want to install the GNU Bison package:"
-         you modified a \`.y' file.  You may need the \`Bison' package
+      echo "<$gnu_software_URL/bison/>"
-         in order for those modifications to take effect.  You can get
-         \`Bison' from any GNU archive site."
-    rm -f y.tab.c y.tab.h
-    if test $# -ne 1; then
-        eval LASTARG=\${$#}
-	case $LASTARG in
-	*.y)
-	    SRCFILE=`echo "$LASTARG" | sed 's/y$/c/'`
-	    if test -f "$SRCFILE"; then
-	         cp "$SRCFILE" y.tab.c
-	    fi
-	    SRCFILE=`echo "$LASTARG" | sed 's/y$/h/'`
-	    if test -f "$SRCFILE"; then
-	         cp "$SRCFILE" y.tab.h
-	    fi
       ;;
-	esac
-    fi
-    if test ! -f y.tab.h; then
-	echo >y.tab.h
-    fi
-    if test ! -f y.tab.c; then
-	echo 'main() { return 0; }' >y.tab.c
-    fi
-    ;;
-
     lex*|flex*)
-    echo 1>&2 "\
+      echo "You should only need it if you modified a '.l' file."
-WARNING: \`$1' is $msg.  You should only need it if
+      echo "You may want to install the Fast Lexical Analyzer package:"
-         you modified a \`.l' file.  You may need the \`Flex' package
+      echo "<$flex_URL>"
-         in order for those modifications to take effect.  You can get
+      ;;
-         \`Flex' from any GNU archive site."
+    help2man*)
-    rm -f lex.yy.c
+      echo "You should only need it if you modified a dependency" \
-    if test $# -ne 1; then
+           "of a man page."
-        eval LASTARG=\${$#}
+      echo "You may want to install the GNU Help2man package:"
-	case $LASTARG in
+      echo "<$gnu_software_URL/help2man/>"
-	*.l)
+    ;;
-	    SRCFILE=`echo "$LASTARG" | sed 's/l$/c/'`
+    makeinfo*)
-	    if test -f "$SRCFILE"; then
+      echo "You should only need it if you modified a '.texi' file, or"
-	         cp "$SRCFILE" lex.yy.c
+      echo "any other file indirectly affecting the aspect of the manual."
-	    fi
+      echo "You might want to install the Texinfo package:"
+      echo "<$gnu_software_URL/texinfo/>"
+      echo "The spurious makeinfo call might also be the consequence of"
+      echo "using a buggy 'make' (AIX, DU, IRIX), in which case you might"
+      echo "want to install GNU make:"
+      echo "<$gnu_software_URL/make/>"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "You might have modified some files without having the proper"
+      echo "tools for further handling them.  Check the 'README' file, it"
+      echo "often tells you about the needed prerequisites for installing"
+      echo "this package.  You may also peek at any GNU archive site, in"
+      echo "case some other package contains this missing '$1' program."
       ;;
   esac
-    fi
+}
-    if test ! -f lex.yy.c; then
-	echo 'main() { return 0; }' >lex.yy.c
-    fi
-    ;;
 
-  help2man*)
+give_advice "$1" | sed -e '1s/^/WARNING: /' \
-    echo 1>&2 "\
+                       -e '2,$s/^/         /' >&2
-WARNING: \`$1' is $msg.  You should only need it if
-	 you modified a dependency of a manual page.  You may need the
-	 \`Help2man' package in order for those modifications to take
-	 effect.  You can get \`Help2man' from any GNU archive site."
 
-    file=`echo "$*" | sed -n "$sed_output"`
+# Propagate the correct exit status (expected to be 127 for a program
-    test -z "$file" && file=`echo "$*" | sed -n "$sed_minuso"`
+# not found, 63 for a program that failed due to version mismatch).
-    if test -f "$file"; then
+exit $st
-	touch $file
-    else
-	test -z "$file" || exec >$file
-	echo ".ab help2man is required to generate this page"
-	exit $?
-    fi
-    ;;
-
-  makeinfo*)
-    echo 1>&2 "\
-WARNING: \`$1' is $msg.  You should only need it if
-         you modified a \`.texi' or \`.texinfo' file, or any other file
-         indirectly affecting the aspect of the manual.  The spurious
-         call might also be the consequence of using a buggy \`make' (AIX,
-         DU, IRIX).  You might want to install the \`Texinfo' package or
-         the \`GNU make' package.  Grab either from any GNU archive site."
-    # The file to touch is that specified with -o ...
-    file=`echo "$*" | sed -n "$sed_output"`
-    test -z "$file" && file=`echo "$*" | sed -n "$sed_minuso"`
-    if test -z "$file"; then
-      # ... or it is the one specified with @setfilename ...
-      infile=`echo "$*" | sed 's/.* \([^ ]*\) *$/\1/'`
-      file=`sed -n '
-	/^@setfilename/{
-	  s/.* \([^ ]*\) *$/\1/
-	  p
-	  q
-	}' $infile`
-      # ... or it is derived from the source name (dir/f.texi becomes f.info)
-      test -z "$file" && file=`echo "$infile" | sed 's,.*/,,;s,.[^.]*$,,'`.info
-    fi
-    # If the file does not exist, the user really needs makeinfo;
-    # let's fail without touching anything.
-    test -f $file || exit 1
-    touch $file
-    ;;
-
-  *)
-    echo 1>&2 "\
-WARNING: \`$1' is needed, and is $msg.
-         You might have modified some files without having the
-         proper tools for further handling them.  Check the \`README' file,
-         it often tells you about the needed prerequisites for installing
-         this package.  You may also peek at any GNU archive site, in case
-         some other package would contain this missing \`$1' program."
-    exit 1
-    ;;
-esac
-
-exit 0
 
 # Local variables:
 # eval: (add-hook 'write-file-hooks 'time-stamp)