[Automake-commit] [SCM] GNU Automake branch, msvc, updated. v1.11-744-g24ab984

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Summary of changes:
 NEWS        |    8 ++++++++
 THANKS      |    1 +
 lib/depcomp |   13 +++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index c7d9c94..3a6d2c4 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ New in 1.11.0a:
 
 * Miscellaneous changes:
 
+  - Automatic dependency tracking now works also with the IBM XL C/C++
+    compilers, thanks to the new new depmode 'xlc'.
+
   - Automake's own build system is more silent by default, making use of
     the 'silent-rules' option.
 
@@ -161,6 +164,11 @@ Bugs fixed in 1.11.0a:
 
 * Long-standing bugs:
 
+  - It is now possible for a foo_SOURCES variable to hold Vala sources
+    together with C header files, as well as with sources and headers for
+    other supported languages (e.g., C++).  Previously, only mixing C and
+    Vala sources was supported.
+
   - Vala support now works better in VPATH setups.
 
   - The "deleted header file problem" for *.am files is avoided by stub
diff --git a/THANKS b/THANKS
index d54e9d4..418ad71 100644
--- a/THANKS
+++ b/THANKS
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ Maxim Sinev         address@hidden
 Maynard Johnson                address@hidden
 Merijn de Jonge                address@hidden
 Michael Brantley       address@hidden
+Michael Hofmann                address@hidden
 Michael Ploujnikov     address@hidden
 Michel de Ruiter       address@hidden
 Mike Castle            address@hidden
diff --git a/lib/depcomp b/lib/depcomp
index 2c30282..58fe52c 100755
--- a/lib/depcomp
+++ b/lib/depcomp
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ if test "$depmode" = msvc7msys; then
    depmode=msvc7
 fi
 
+if test "$depmode" = xlc; then
+   # IBM C/C++ Compilers xlc/xlC can output gcc-like dependency informations.
+   gccflag=-qmakedep=gcc,-MF
+   depmode=gcc
+fi
+
 case "$depmode" in
 gcc3)
 ## gcc 3 implements dependency tracking that does exactly what
@@ -228,6 +234,13 @@ sgi)
   rm -f "$tmpdepfile"
   ;;
 
+xlc)
+  # This case exists only to let depend.m4 do its work.  It works by
+  # looking at the text of this script.  This case will never be run,
+  # since it is checked for above.
+  exit 1
+  ;;
+
 aix)
   # The C for AIX Compiler uses -M and outputs the dependencies
   # in a .u file.  In older versions, this file always lives in the


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