Now partially conforms with GNU coding standards. I'm only checking

it in to RCS so I can check my changes in with FSF Cambridge.

3 files changed, 308 insertions, 341 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 310cabdceff..755093ab8dd 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ SHELL = /bin/sh
 
 # ==================== Where To Install Things ====================
 
+version=version-not-set
+configname=configuration-name-not-set
+
 # The default location for installation.  Everything is placed in
 # subdirectories of this directory.  This directory must exist when
 # you start installation.  The default values for many of the
@@ -34,25 +37,46 @@ prefix=/usr/local
 # run directly (like etags).
 bindir=${prefix}/bin
 
-# A directory under which we will install many of Emacs's files.  The
-# default values for many of the variables below are expressed in
-# terms of this one, so you may not need to change them.
-emacsdir=${prefix}/emacs-19.0
+# Where to install architecture-independent data files.  ${lispdir}
+# and ${etcdir} are below this.
+datadir=${prefix}/lib/emacs/${version}
+
+# Where to install and expect the files that Emacs modifies as it
+# runs.  These files are all architecture-independent.  Right now,
+# the only such data is the locking directory.
+statedir=${prefix}/lib/emacs
+
+# Where to install and expect executable files to be run by Emacs
+# rather than directly by users, and other architecture-dependent
+# data.
+libdir=${prefix}/${version}/${configname}
+
+# Where to install Emacs's man pages, and what extension they should have.
+mandir=/usr/man/man1
+manext=.1
+
+# Where to install and expect the info files describing Emacs.  In the
+# past, this defaulted to a subdirectory of ${prefix}/lib/emacs, but
+# since there are now many packages documented with the texinfo
+# system, it is inappropriate to imply that it is part of Emacs.
+infodir=${prefix}/info
 
-# Where to install and expect the architecture-independent data files
-# (like the tutorial and the Zippy database).
-datadir=${emacsdir}/etc
+# Where to find the source code.  The source code for Emacs's C kernel
+# is expected to be in ${srcdir}/src, and the source code for Emacs's
+# utility programs is expected to be in ${srcdir}/lib-src.
+# This is set by the configure script's `--srcdir' option.
+srcdir=.
 
-# Where to install the elisp files distributed with Emacs.  Strictly
-# speaking, all the elisp files should go under datadir (above), since
-# both elisp source and compiled elisp are completely portable, but
-# it's traditional to give the lisp files their own subdirectory.
-lispdir=${emacsdir}/lisp
+
+# ==================== Emacs-specific directories ====================
+
+# Where to install the elisp files distributed with Emacs.
+lispdir=${datadir}/lisp
 
 # Directories Emacs should search for elisp files specific to this
 # site (i.e. customizations), before consulting ${lispdir}.  This
 # should be a colon-separated list of directories.
-locallisppath=${emacsdir}/local-lisp
+locallisppath=${prefix}/lib/emacs/local-lisp
 
 # Where Emacs will search to find its elisp files.  Before changing
 # this, check to see if your purpose wouldn't better be served by
@@ -69,29 +93,22 @@ lisppath=${locallisppath}:${lispdir}
 # directories.
 buildlisppath=../lisp
 
-# Where to install and expect the files that Emacs modifies as it
-# runs.  These files are all architecture-independent.  Right now,
-# the only such data is the locking directory.
-statedir=${emacsdir}
+# Where to install the other architecture-independent data files
+# distributed with Emacs (like the tutorial, the cookie recipes and
+# the Zippy database).
+etcdir=${datadir}/etc
 
 # Where to create and expect the locking directory, where the Emacs
 # locking code keeps track of which files are currently being edited.
 lockdir=${statedir}/lock
 
-# Where to install and expect executable files to be run by Emacs
-# rather than directly by users, and other architecture-dependent
-# data.
-libdir=${emacsdir}/arch-lib
-
-# Where to install Emacs's man pages.
-mandir=/usr/man/man1
+# Where to put executables to be run by Emacs rather than the user.
+archlibdir=${libdir}
 
-# Where to install and expect the info files describing Emacs.  In the
-# past, this defaulted to a subdirectory of ${prefix}/lib/emacs, but
-# since there are now many packages documented with the texinfo
-# system, it is inappropriate to imply that it is part of Emacs.
-infodir=${prefix}/info
+# ==================== Things `configure' might edit ====================
 
+CC=cc
+CFLAGS=-g
 
 # ==================== Utility Programs for the Build ====================
 
@@ -101,11 +118,10 @@ INSTALLFLAGS = -c
 INSTALL_PROGRAM = ${INSTALL}
 INSTALL_DATA = ${INSTALL}
 
-
 # ============================= Targets ==============================
 
 # Flags passed down to subdirectory makefiles.
-MFLAGS =
+MFLAGS = CC='${CC}' CFLAGS='${CFLAGS}'
 
 # Subdirectories to make recursively.  `lisp' is not included
 # because the compiled lisp files are part of the distribution
diff --git a/configure1.in b/configure1.in
index edacbd9eead..f40702a8c5f 100755
--- a/configure1.in
+++ b/configure1.in
@@ -1,49 +1,53 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# Configuration script for GNU Emacs
-#   Copyright (C) 1992 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-
-#This file is part of GNU Emacs.
-
-#GNU Emacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-#it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-#the Free Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option)
-#any later version.
-
-#GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-#You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
-#the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
-
-# Shell script to edit files and make symlinks in preparation for
-# compiling Emacs.
-#
-# Usage: configure config_name
-#
-# If configure succeeds, it leaves its status in config.status.
-# If configure fails after disturbing the status quo,
-#       config.status is removed.
-#
-
-# Remove any leading "." elements from the path name.  If we don't
-# remove them, then another "./" will be prepended to the file name
-# each time we use config.status, and the program name will get larger
-# and larger.  This wouldn't be a problem, except that since progname
-# gets recorded in all the Makefiles this script produces,
-# move-if-changed thinks they're different when they're not.
-#
-# It would be nice if we could put the ./ in a \( \) group and then
-# apply the * operator to that, so we remove as many leading ./././'s
-# as are present, but some seds (like Ultrix's sed) don't allow you to
-# apply * to a \( \) group.  Bleah.
+#### Configuration script for GNU Emacs
+#### Copyright (C) 1992 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+### This file is part of GNU Emacs.
+
+### GNU Emacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+### it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+### the Free Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option)
+### any later version.
+
+### GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+### but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+### MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+### GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+### You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+### along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+### the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+### Shell script to edit files and make symlinks in preparation for
+### compiling Emacs.
+###
+### Usage: configure config_name
+###
+### If configure succeeds, it leaves its status in config.status.
+### If configure fails after disturbing the status quo,
+###     config.status is removed.
+###
+
+
+### Remove any leading "." elements from the path name.  If we don't
+### remove them, then another "./" will be prepended to the file name
+### each time we use config.status, and the program name will get larger
+### and larger.  This wouldn't be a problem, except that since progname
+### gets recorded in all the Makefiles this script produces,
+### move-if-changed thinks they're different when they're not.
+###
+### It would be nice if we could put the ./ in a \( \) group and then
+### apply the * operator to that, so we remove as many leading ./././'s
+### as are present, but some seds (like Ultrix's sed) don't allow you to
+### apply * to a \( \) group.  Bleah.
 progname="`echo $0 | sed 's:^\./::'`"
 
-short_usage="Type \`${progname} -usage' for more information about options."
 
-usage_message="Usage: ${progname} CONFIGURATION [-OPTION[=VALUE] ...]
+#### Usage messages.
+
+short_usage="Type \`${progname} --usage' for more information about options."
+
+long_usage="Usage: ${progname} CONFIGURATION [-OPTION[=VALUE] ...]
 
 Set compilation and installation parameters for GNU Emacs, and report.
 CONFIGURATION specifies the machine and operating system to build for.
@@ -52,72 +56,41 @@ For example:
 configures Emacs to build on a Sun Sparc machine running SunOS 4.1, and 
         ${progname} decstation
 configures Emacs to run on a DECstation running Ultrix.  See \`etc/MACHINES'.
-Options are:
-  --with-x, --with-x11 or --with-x10 - what window system to use;
-         default is to use X11 if present.  If you don't want X, specify
-         \`--with-x=no'.
-  -g, -O - Passed to the compiler.  Default is -g, plus -O if using gcc.
-  --prefix=DIR - where to install Emacs's library files
-  --libdir=DIR - where to look for arch-dependent library files
-  --datadir=DIR - where to look for architecture-independent library files
-  --bindir=DIR - where to install the Emacs executable, and some friends
-  --lisppath=PATH - colon-separated list of Emacs Lisp directories
-  --lockdir=DIR - where Emacs should do its file-locking stuff
+
+The --with-x, --with-x11 and --with-x10 options specify what window
+        system to use; if all are omitted, use X11 if present.  If you
+        don't want X, specify \`--with-x=no'.
+
+The --srcdir=DIR option specifies that the configuration and build
+        processes should look for the Emacs source code in DIR, when
+        DIR is not the current directory.  To use this, you must build
+        Emacs using a \`make' program which supports the \`VPATH'
+        feature.
+
 If successful, ${progname} leaves its status in config.status.  If
-unsuccessful after disturbing the status quo, config.status is removed."
-# These are omitted since users should not mess with them.
-#  --gnu-malloc=[yes] or no - use the GNU memory allocator
-#  --rel-alloc=[yes] or no - use compacting allocator for buffers
-#  --lisp-float-type=[yes] or no - Support floating point in Emacs Lisp.
-# --window-system is omitted because --with... follow the conventions.
-
-if [ ! -r ./src/lisp.h ]; then
-  echo "${progname}: Can't find Emacs sources in \`./src'.
-Run this config script in the top directory of the Emacs source tree." >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
+unsuccessful after disturbing the status quo, it removes config.status."
+
+
+#### Option processing.
 
-# The option names defined here are actually the shell variable names.
-# They should have `_' in place of `-'.
-options=":\
-usage:help:\
-with_x:with_x11:with_x10:\
-g:O:\
-prefix:bindir:emacsdir:datadir:lispdir:locallisppath:\
-lisppath:buildlisppath:statedir:lockdir:libdir:mandir:infodir:\
-"
-
-boolean_opts=":\
-g:O:with_x:with_x10:\
-"
-
-config_h_opts=":\
-have_x_windows:have_x11:have_x_menu:\
-c_switch_site:sigtype:gnu_malloc:rel_alloc:lisp_float_type:\
-"
-
-prefix=
-bindir=/usr/local/bin
-gnu_malloc=yes
-lisp_float_type=yes
-
-# The default values for the following options are guessed at after other
-# options have been checked and given values, so we set them to null here.
-lisppath=""
-datadir=""
-libdir=""
-lockdir=""
-window_system=""
-
-# Record all the arguments, so we can save them in config.status.
+### These are the names of CPP symbols we want to define or leave undefined
+### in src/config.h; their values are given by the shell variables of the same
+### names.
+config_h_opts=" \
+HAVE_X_WINDOWS HAVE_X11 HAVE_X_MENU \
+SIGTYPE GNU_MALLOC REL_ALLOC LISP_FLOAT_TYPE "
+
+### Record all the arguments, so we can save them in config.status.
 arguments="$@"
 
-echo "Examining options."
 while [ $# != 0 ]; do
   arg="$1"
   case "${arg}" in
-    -*)
-      # Separate the switch name from the value it's being given.
+
+    ## Anything starting with a hyphen we assume is an option.
+    -* )
+
+      ## Separate the switch name from the value it's being given.
       case "${arg}" in
         -*=*)
           opt=`echo ${arg} | sed 's:^-*\([^=]*\)=.*$:\1:'`
@@ -125,102 +98,131 @@ while [ $# != 0 ]; do
           valomitted=no
         ;;
         -*)
-          # If FOO is a boolean argument, -FOO is equivalent to
-          # -FOO=yes.  Otherwise, the value comes from the next
-          # argument - see below.
+          ## If FOO is a boolean argument, --FOO is equivalent to
+          ## --FOO=yes.  Otherwise, the value comes from the next
+          ## argument - see below.
           opt=`echo ${arg} | sed 's:^-*\(.*\)$:\1:'`
           val="yes"
           valomitted=yes
         ;;
       esac
 
-      # Also change `-' in the option name to `_'.
+      ## Change `-' in the option name to `_'.
       opt="`echo ${opt} | tr - _`"
 
-      # Make sure the argument is valid and unambiguous.
-      case ${options} in
-        *:${opt}:* )    # Exact match.
-          optvar=${opt}
-        ;;
-        *:${opt}*:${opt}*:* )   # Ambiguous prefix.
-          echo "\`-${opt}' is an ambiguous switch; it could be any of the following:"
-          # We can't just use tr to translate colons to newlines, since
-          # BSD sed and SYSV sed use different syntaxes for that.
-          spaced_options=`echo ${options} | tr ':' ' '`
-          echo `(for option in ${spaced_options}; do echo $option; done) \
-                | grep "^${opt}"`
-          echo ${short_usage}
-          exit 1
-        ;;
-        *:${opt}*:* )           # Unambigous prefix.
-          optvar=`echo ${options} | sed 's/^.*:\('${opt}'[^:]*\):.*$/\1/'`
-        ;;
-        * )
-          (echo "\`-${opt}' is not a valid option."
-           echo "${short_usage}") | more
-          exit 1
-        ;;
-      esac
+      ## Process the option.
+      case "${opt}" in
 
-      case "${optvar}" in
-        usage | help)
-          echo "${usage_message}" | more
-          exit 1
-        ;;
-      esac
-
-      # If the variable is supposed to be boolean, make sure the value
-      # given is either "yes" or "no".  If not, make sure some value
-      # was given.
-      case "${boolean_opts}" in
-        *:${optvar}:* )
+        ## Has the user specified which window systems they want to support?
+        "with_x" | "with_x11" | "with_x10" )
+          ## Make sure the value given was either "yes" or "no".
           case "${val}" in
             y | ye | yes )      val=yes ;;
             n | no )            val=no  ;;
             * )
-              echo "The \`-${optvar}' option (\`-${opt}') is supposed to have a boolean
-  value - set it to either \`yes' or \`no'." >&2
+              (echo "${progname}: the \`--${opt}' option is supposed to have a boolean value.
+Set it to either \`yes' or \`no'."
+               echo "${short_usage}") >&2
               exit 1
             ;;
           esac
+          eval "${opt}=\"${val}\""
         ;;
-        *)
+
+        ## Has the user specified a source directory?
+        "srcdir" )
+          ## If the value was omitted, get it from the next argument.
           if [ "${valomitted}" = "yes" ]; then
+            ## Get the next argument from the argument list, if there is one.
             if [ $# = 1 ]; then
-              (echo "${progname}: You must give a value for the \`-${opt}' option, as in
-    \`-${opt}=FOO'."
-               echo "${short_usage}") | more
+              (echo "${progname}: You must give a value for the \`--${opt}' option, as in
+    \`--${opt}=FOO'."
+               echo "${short_usage}") >&2
               exit 1
             fi
             shift; val="$1"
           fi
-        ;;
-      esac
+          srcdir="${val}"
+        ;;
+
+        ## Has the user asked for some help?
+        "usage" | "help" )
+          echo "${long_usage}" | more
+          exit
+        ;;
 
-      eval "${optvar}=\"${val}\""
+        ## We ignore all other options silently.
+      esac
     ;;
+
+    ## Anything not starting with a hyphen we assume is a
+    ## configuration name.
     *)
       configuration=${arg}
     ;;
+
   esac
   shift
 done
 
 if [ "${configuration}" = "" ]; then
-  (echo "You must specify a configuration name as an argument to ${progname}."
-   echo "${short_usage}") | more
+  (echo "${progname}: You must specify a configuration name as an argument."
+   echo "${short_usage}") >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+
+#### Decide where the source is.
+case "${srcdir}" in
+
+  ## By default, it's in the current directory.
+  "" )
+    srcdir=`pwd`
+  ;;
+
+  ## Otherwise, make sure it's a directory at all.
+  * )
+    if [ ! -d "${srcdir}" ]; then
+      (echo "${progname}: The path specified with the `--srcdir' option"
+       echo "isn't a valid directory."
+       echo "${short_usage}") >&2
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  ;;
+
+esac
+
+### Check that the source directory actually contains the source.
+if [ ! -f "${srcdir}/src/lisp.h" -o ! -f "${srcdir}/lisp/version.el" ]; then
+  (echo "The directory \`${srcdir}' doesn't contain the Emacs sources."
+   echo "You should either run the \`${progname}' script at the top of"
+   echo "the Emacs source tree, or use the \`--srcdir' option to specify"
+   echo "where the Emacs sources are."
+   echo "${short_usage}") >&2
   exit 1
 fi
 
-# Canonicalize the configuration name.
+### Make the necessary directories, if they don't exist.
+if [ ! -d ./src ]; then
+  mkdir ./src
+fi
+if [ ! -d ./lib-src ]; then
+  mkdir ./lib-src
+fi
+if [ ! -d ./cpp ]; then
+  mkdir ./cpp
+fi
+
+
+#### Given the configuration name, set machfile and opsysfile to the
+#### names of the m/*.h and s/*.h files we should use.
+
+### Canonicalize the configuration name.
 echo "Checking the configuration name."
 if configuration=`./config.sub "${configuration}"` ; then : ; else
   exit $?
 fi
 
-# Given the canonicalized configuration name, set machfile and opsysfile to
-# the names of the m/*.h and s/*.h files we should use.
-
 ### You would hope that you could choose an m/*.h file pretty much
 ### based on the machine portion of the configuration name, and an s-
 ### file based on the operating system portion.  However, it turns out
@@ -667,54 +669,8 @@ fi
 machfile="m/${machine}.h"
 opsysfile="s/${opsys}.h"
 
-if [ ! "${prefix}" ]; then
-  prefix="/usr/local"
-fi
-
-if [ ! "${emacsdir}" ]; then
-  emacsdir="${prefix}/emacs-19.0"
-fi
-
-if [ ! "${datadir}" ]; then
-  datadir="${emacsdir}/etc"
-fi
-
-if [ ! "${lispdir}" ]; then
-  lispdir="${emacsdir}/lisp"
-fi
-
-if [ ! "${locallisppath}" ]; then
-  locallisppath="${emacsdir}/local-lisp"
-fi
-
-if [ ! "${lisppath}" ]; then
-  lisppath="${locallisppath}:${lispdir}"
-fi
-
-if [ ! "${buildlisppath}" ]; then
-  buildlisppath=../lisp
-fi
-
-if [ ! "${statedir}" ]; then
-  statedir="${emacsdir}"
-fi
-
-if [ ! "${lockdir}" ]; then
-  lockdir="${statedir}/lock"
-fi
-
-if [ "${libdir}" = "" ]; then
-  libdir="${emacsdir}/arch-lib"
-fi
-
-if [ ! "${mandir}" ]; then
-  mandir="/usr/man/man1"
-fi
-
-if [ ! "${infodir}" ]; then
-  infodir="${prefix}/info"
-fi
 
+#### Choose a window system.
 echo "Checking window system."
 window_system=''
 case "${with_x}" in
@@ -752,70 +708,60 @@ esac
 
 case "${window_system}" in
   x11 )
-    have_x_windows=yes
-    have_x11=yes
+    HAVE_X_WINDOWS=yes
+    HAVE_X11=yes
     echo "  Using X11."
   ;;
   x10 )
-    have_x_windows=yes
-    have_x11=no
+    HAVE_X_WINDOWS=yes
+    HAVE_X11=no
     echo "  Using X10."
   ;;
   none )
-    have_x_windows=no
-    have_x11=no
+    HAVE_X_WINDOWS=no
+    HAVE_X11=no
     echo "  Using no window system."
   ;;
 esac
 
-# If we're using X11, we should use the X menu package.
-have_x_menu=no
-case ${have_x11} in
+### If we're using X11, we should use the X menu package.
+HAVE_X_MENU=no
+case ${HAVE_X11} in
   yes )
-    have_x_menu=yes
+    HAVE_X_MENU=yes
   ;;
 esac
 
+
+#### Choose a compiler.
 echo "Checking for GCC."
 temppath=`echo $PATH | sed 's/^:/.:/
                             s/::/:.:/g
                             s/:$/:./
                             s/:/ /g'`
-cc=`(
+default_cc=`(
   for dir in ${temppath}; do
     if [ -f ${dir}/gcc ]; then echo gcc; exit 0; fi
   done
   echo cc
 )`
 
-case "${cc}" in
+case "${default_cc}" in
   "gcc" )
     echo "  Using GCC."
-    # With GCC, both O and g should default to yes, no matter what
-    # the other is.
-    case "${O},${g}" in
-      ,  ) O=yes; g=yes ;;
-      ,* ) O=yes;       ;;
-      *, )        g=yes ;;
-    esac
+    default_cflags='-g -O'
   ;;
   "*" )
     echo "  Using the system's CC."
-    # With other compilers, treat them as mutually exclusive,
-    # defaulting to debug.
-    case "${O},${g}" in
-      ,    ) O=no ; g=yes ;;
-      ,no  ) O=yes;       ;;
-      ,yes ) O=no ;       ;;
-      no,  )        g=yes ;;
-      yes, )        g=no  ;;
-    esac
+    default_cflags='-g'
   ;;
 esac
 
-# What is the return type of a signal handler?  We run
-# /usr/include/signal.h through cpp and grep for the declaration of
-# the signal function.  Yuck.
+
+#### What is the return type of a signal handler?
+
+### We run /usr/include/signal.h through cpp and grep for the
+### declaration of the signal function.  Yuck.
 echo "Looking for return type of signal handler functions."
 signal_h_file=''
 if [ -r /usr/include/signal.h ]; then
@@ -823,20 +769,23 @@ if [ -r /usr/include/signal.h ]; then
 elif [ -r /usr/include/sys/signal.h ]; then
   signal_h_file=/usr/include/sys/signal.h
 fi
-sigtype=void
+SIGTYPE=void
 if [ "${signal_h_file}" ]; then
   sigpattern='[         ]*([    ]*\*[   ]*signal[       ]*('
 
-  # We make a copy whose name ends in .c, so the compiler
-  # won't complain about having only been given a .h file.
+  ## We make a copy whose name ends in .c, so the compiler
+  ## won't complain about having only been given a .h file.
   tempcname="configure.tmp.$$.c"
   cp ${signal_h_file}  ${tempcname}
-  if ${cc} -E ${tempcname} | grep "int${sigpattern}" > /dev/null; then
-    sigtype=int
+  if ${default_cc} -E ${tempcname} | grep "int${sigpattern}" > /dev/null; then
+    SIGTYPE=int
   fi
   rm -f ${tempcname}
 fi
-echo "  Guessing that signals return \`${sigtype}'."
+echo "  Guessing that signals return \`${SIGTYPE}'."
+
+
+#### Extract some information from the operating system and machine files.
 
 echo "Examining the machine- and system-dependent files to find out"
 echo " - which libraries the lib-src programs will want, and"
@@ -857,114 +806,107 @@ echo '#include "src/'${opsysfile}'"
 @configure@ system_malloc=no
 #endif
 ' > ${tempcname}
-eval `${cc} -E ${tempcname} \
+eval `${default_cc} -E ${tempcname} \
       | grep '@configure@' \
       | sed -e 's/^@configure@//'`
 rm ${tempcname}
 
 # Do the opsystem or machine files prohibit the use of the GNU malloc?
 if [ "${system_malloc}" = "yes" ]; then
-  gnu_malloc=no
-  gnu_malloc_reason="
+  GNU_MALLOC=no
+  GNU_MALLOC_reason="
   (The GNU allocators don't work with this system configuration.)"
 fi
 
-if [ ! "${rel_alloc}" ]; then
-  rel_alloc=${gnu_malloc}
+if [ ! "${REL_ALLOC}" ]; then
+  REL_ALLOC=${GNU_MALLOC}
 fi
 
+LISP_FLOAT_TYPE=yes
+
+#### Make the proper settings in `src/config.h'.
 rm -f config.status
 set -e
 
-# Make the proper settings in the config file.
-echo "Making src/config.h from src/config.h.in"
-case "${g}" in
-  "yes" ) c_switch_site="${c_switch_site} -g" ;;
-esac
-case "${O}" in
-  "yes" ) c_switch_site="${c_switch_site} -O" ;;
-esac
-sed_flags="-e 's:@machine@:${machfile}:'"
-sed_flags="${sed_flags} -e 's:@opsystem@:${opsysfile}:'"
+echo "Making \`./src/config.h' from \`${srcdir}/src/config.h.in'."
+sed_flags="-e 's:@machine@:${machfile}:' -e 's:@opsystem@:${opsysfile}:'"
 
-for flag in `echo ${config_h_opts} | tr ':' ' '`; do
-  # Note that SYSV `tr' doesn't handle character ranges.
-  cflagname=`echo ${flag} \
-             | tr abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ`
+for flag in ${config_h_opts}; do
   val=`eval echo '$'${flag}`
   case ${val} in
     no | "")
-      f="-e 's:.*#define ${cflagname}.*:/\\* #define ${cflagname} \\*/:'"
+      f="-e 's:.*#define ${flag}.*:/\\* #define ${flag} \\*/:'"
     ;;
     yes)
-      f="-e 's:.*#define ${cflagname}.*:#define ${cflagname}:'"
+      f="-e 's:.*#define ${flag}.*:#define ${flag}:'"
     ;;
     *)
-      f="-e 's:.*#define ${cflagname}.*:#define ${cflagname} ${val}:'"
+      f="-e 's:.*#define ${flag}.*:#define ${flag} ${val}:'"
     ;;
   esac
   sed_flags="${sed_flags} ${f}"
 done
 
-rm -f src/config.h.tmp
-eval '/bin/sed '${sed_flags}' < src/config.h.in > src/config.h.tmp'
+rm -f ./src/config.h.tmp
+(echo "/* This file is generated by \`${progname}' from"
+ echo "   \`${srcdir}/src/config.h.in'."
+ echo "   If you are thinking about editing it, you should seriously consider"
+ echo "   running \`${progname} instead, or editing"
+ echo "   \`${srcdir}/src/config.h.in' itself." 
+ eval '/bin/sed '${sed_flags}' < "${srcdir}/src/config.h.in"'
+) > src/config.h.tmp
 ./move-if-change src/config.h.tmp src/config.h
-# Remind people not to edit this.
+### Remind people not to edit this.
 chmod -w src/config.h
 
-# Modify the parameters in the top makefile.
-echo "Producing ./Makefile from ./Makefile.in."
+
+### Modify the parameters in the top makefile.
+echo "Producing \`./Makefile' from \`${srcdir}/Makefile.in'."
 rm -f Makefile.tmp
-(echo "# This file is generated by \`${progname}' from \`./Makefile.in'.
+(echo "\
+# This file is generated by \`${progname}' from \`${srcdir}/Makefile.in'.
 # If you are thinking about editing it, you should seriously consider
 # editing \`./Makefile.in' itself, or running \`${progname}' instead."
- /bin/sed < Makefile.in                                 \
- -e '/^# DIST: /d'                                      \
- -e 's;^\(prefix=\).*$;\1'"${prefix};"                  \
- -e 's;^\(bindir=\).*$;\1'"${bindir};"                  \
- -e 's;^\(emacsdir=\).*$;\1'"${emacsdir};"              \
- -e 's;^\(datadir=\).*$;\1'"${datadir};"                \
- -e 's;^\(lispdir=\).*$;\1'"${lispdir};"                \
- -e 's;^\(locallisppath=\).*$;\1'"${locallisppath};"    \
- -e 's;^\(lisppath=\).*$;\1'"${lisppath};"              \
- -e 's;^\(buildlisppath=\).*$;\1'"${buildlisppath};"    \
- -e 's;^\(statedir=\).*$;\1'"${statedir};"              \
- -e 's;^\(lockdir=\).*$;\1'"${lockdir};"                \
- -e 's;^\(libdir=\).*$;\1'"${libdir};"                  \
- -e 's;^\(mandir=\).*$;\1'"${mandir};"                  \
- -e 's;^\(infodir=\).*$;\1'"${infodir};"                \
-) > ./Makefile.tmp
-./move-if-change Makefile.tmp Makefile
+ /bin/sed < ${srcdir}/Makefile.in                       \
+ -e 's/^CC=.*$/CC='"${default_cc}"'/'                   \
+ -e 's/^CFLAGS=.*$/CFLAGS='"${default_cflags}"'/'       \
+ -e '/^# DIST: /d') > ./Makefile.tmp
+./move-if-change ./Makefile.tmp ./Makefile
 # Remind people not to edit this.
 chmod -w ./Makefile
 
-# Modify the parameters in the `build-install' script.
-echo "Producing ./build-install from ./build-install.in."
-rm -f ./build-install.tmp
-(echo "# This file is generated by \`${progname}' from \`./build-install.in'.
-# If you are thinking about editing it, you should seriously consider
-# editing \`./build-install.in' itself, or running \`${progname}' instead."
- /bin/sed < build-install.in                            \
- -e 's;^\(prefix=\).*$;\1'"${prefix};"                  \
- -e 's;^\(bindir=\).*$;\1'"${bindir};"                  \
- -e 's;^\(lisppath=\).*$;\1'"${lisppath};"              \
- -e 's;^\(datadir=\).*$;\1'"${datadir};"                \
- -e 's;^\(lockdir=\).*$;\1'"${lockdir};"                \
- -e 's;^\(libdir=\).*$;\1'"${libdir};") > ./build-install.tmp
-./move-if-change build-install.tmp build-install
-# Remind people not to edit this.
-chmod -w build-install
-chmod +x build-install
+### I'm commenting out this section until I bring the `build-install' script
+### into line with the rest of the configuration stuff.
+
+### # Modify the parameters in the `build-install' script.
+### echo "Producing \`./build-install' from \`${srcdir}/build-install.in'."
+### rm -f ./build-install.tmp
+### (echo "\
+### # This file is generated by \`${progname}' from \`${srcdir}/build-install.in'.
+### # If you are thinking about editing it, you should seriously consider
+### # editing \`./build-install.in' itself, or running \`${progname}' instead."
+###  /bin/sed < ${srcdir}/build-install.in                      \
+###  -e 's;^\(prefix=\).*$;\1'"${prefix};"                      \
+###  -e 's;^\(bindir=\).*$;\1'"${bindir};"                      \
+###  -e 's;^\(lisppath=\).*$;\1'"${lisppath};"          \
+###  -e 's;^\(datadir=\).*$;\1'"${datadir};"            \
+###  -e 's;^\(lockdir=\).*$;\1'"${lockdir};"            \
+###  -e 's;^\(libdir=\).*$;\1'"${libdir};") > ./build-install.tmp
+### ./move-if-change build-install.tmp build-install
+### # Remind people not to edit this.
+### chmod -w build-install
+### chmod +x build-install
 
 # Modify the parameters in the src makefile.
-echo "Producing src/Makefile from src/Makefile.in."
+echo "Producing \`./src/Makefile' from \`${srcdir}/src/Makefile.in'."
 rm -f src/Makefile.tmp
 (echo "# This file is generated by \`${progname}' from \`Makefile.in'.
 # If you are thinking about editing it, you should seriously consider
 # editing \`Makefile.in' itself, or running \`${progname}' instead."
  /bin/sed < src/Makefile.in                             \
- -e '/^# DIST: /d'                                      \
- -e 's;^\(CC[ ]*=\).*$;\1'"${cc};") > src/Makefile.tmp
+ -e 's;^\(CC *=\).*$;\1'"${default_cc};"                \
+ -e 's;^\(CFLAGS *=\).*$;\1'"${default_cflags};"        \
+ -e '/^# DIST: /d') > src/Makefile.tmp
 ./move-if-change src/Makefile.tmp src/Makefile
 # Remind people not to edit this.
 chmod -w src/Makefile
@@ -1004,8 +946,8 @@ The following values have been set in ./Makefile and ./build-install:
 The following values have been set in src/config.h:
   What operating system and machine description files should Emacs use?
         \`${opsysfile}' and \`${machfile}'
-  Should Emacs use the GNU version of malloc?             ${gnu_malloc}${gnu_malloc_reason}
-  Should Emacs use the relocating allocator for buffers?  ${rel_alloc}
+  Should Emacs use the GNU version of malloc?             ${GNU_MALLOC}${GNU_MALLOC_reason}
+  Should Emacs use the relocating allocator for buffers?  ${REL_ALLOC}
   Should Emacs support a floating point data type?        ${lisp_float_type}
   What window system should Emacs use?                    ${window_system}
   What compiler should emacs be built with?               ${cc}
diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index 04a083123b0..79994082791 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 MAKE = make
 # BSD doesn't have it as a default.
 
-CC =gcc
+# These values are edited by configure.
+CC=cc
+CFLAGS=-g
+
 CPP = $(CC) -E -Is -Im
 #Note: an alternative is  CPP = /lib/cpp
 
@@ -40,7 +43,13 @@ dotemacs: xmakefile
 xmakefile: ymakefile config.h
         -rm -f xmakefile xmakefile.new junk.c junk.cpp
         cp ymakefile junk.c
-        $(CPP) junk.c > junk.cpp
+        ## The flags for optimization and debugging depend on the
+        ## system, so take an ordinary CFLAGS value and choose the
+        ## appropriate CPP symbols to use in ymakefile.
+        $(CPP) junk.c > junk.cpp \
+        -DC_SWITCH_SITE="`echo ${CFLAGS}' ' \
+                          | sed -e 's/-g /C_DEBUG_SWITCH /' \
+                                -e 's/-O /C_OPTIMIZE_SWITCH /`"
         < junk.cpp                                      \
         sed     -e 's/^#.*//'                           \
                 -e 's/^[ \f\t][ \f\t]*$$//'             \
@@ -48,7 +57,7 @@ xmakefile: ymakefile config.h
         | sed -n -e '/^..*$$/p'                         \
         > xmakefile.new
         mv -f xmakefile.new xmakefile
-        rm -f junk.c
+        rm -f junk.c junk.cpp
 
 tags TAGS:
         etags [a-z]*.h [a-z]*.c ../lisp/[a-z]*.el ../lisp/term/[a-z]*.el \