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commit 672e09142ccdd783838e7d89fb8e7d5ee270cca6
Author: Ralf Wildenhues <[email protected]>
Date:   Thu Sep 10 06:48:24 2009 +0200

    Document temporary directory `$tmp' for use in config.status.
    
    * doc/autoconf.texi (Configuration Actions): Document `$tmp'.
    * NEWS: Update.
    
    Signed-off-by: Ralf Wildenhues <[email protected]>

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Summary of changes:
 ChangeLog         |    6 ++++++
 NEWS              |    3 +++
 doc/autoconf.texi |    8 ++++++++
 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 30c9587..9079a0e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2009-09-10  Ralf Wildenhues  <[email protected]>
+
+	Document temporary directory `$tmp' for use in config.status.
+	* doc/autoconf.texi (Configuration Actions): Document `$tmp'.
+	* NEWS: Update.
+
 2009-09-09  Ralf Wildenhues  <[email protected]>
 
 	Update License to GPLv3+ including new Autoconf Exception.
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 77aa759..b8620b6 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ GNU Autoconf NEWS - User visible changes.
 ** The following documented autotest macros are new:
    AT_CHECK_EUNIT
 
+** The `$tmp' temporary directory used in config.status is documented for
+   public use now.
+
 * Major changes in Autoconf 2.64 (2009-07-26) [stable]
   Released by Eric Blake, based on git versions 2.63b.*.
 
diff --git a/doc/autoconf.texi b/doc/autoconf.texi
index 6f06577..320ef23 100644
--- a/doc/autoconf.texi
+++ b/doc/autoconf.texi
@@ -2192,6 +2192,14 @@ it.
 @item ac_srcdir
 The name of the corresponding source directory, assuming that the
 working directory is the current build directory.
+
+@item tmp
+The name of a temporary directory within the build tree, which you
+can use if you need to create additional temporary files.  The
+directory is cleaned up when @command{config.status} is done or
+interrupted.  Please use package-specific file name prefixes to
+avoid clashing with files that @command{config.status} may use
+internally.
 @end table
 
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