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Detail:
  Makefiles/CApp:
  * Naming of object file variables rationalised in line with CModule
  * Noted that INSTAPP_VERSION files must also be present in INSTAPP_FILES for
    compatibility with GNUmakefiles - requires changes to individual top-level
    makefiles, but not BuildSys
  Makefiles/CLibrary:
  * Naming of object file variables rationalised in line with CModule
  Makefiles/CModule:
  * Removed unused variable OBJS_
  Makefiles/StdTools:
  * Retired TIDYDESC
  GNUmakefiles/AppLibs:
  * Add CONLIB, RMVSN, SYNCLIB
  GNUmakefiles/CApp:
  * Default definition of INSTAPP
  * Naming of object file variables rationalised in line with CModule
  * CLEAN_DEPEND removed, clean made a double-colon rule (it's worth noting
    that such additional clean rules are now only executed from the component's
    top-level directory: this was not true for the old extra_clean rules that
    this replaces, in the GNUmakefiles case)
  * Rename of INSTALLAPPFILES to INSTAPP_FILES
  * Rename of INSTALLAPP_DEPEND to INSTAPP_DEPENDS
  * Insertion of component version into Desc files now done using AwkVers
    script rather than the C preprocessor (note, will require editing of Desc
    files to comply). Also supports versions in Messages and !Run files,
    controlled by new variable INSTAPP_VERSION
  GNUmakefiles/CLibrary:
  * Naming of object file variables rationalised in line with CModule
  * clean rules now only executed from the component's top-level directory, as
    with CApp
  GNUmakefiles/StdTools:
  * Added INSERTVERSION (AwkVers), retired TIDYDESC
  * Perl scripts now explicitly passed to perl - no need to chmod +x the
    scripts in RiscOS/Library
  * asasm/objasm include paths and APCS/Machine/UserIF predefines set to match
    Makefiles
Admin:
  Tested in a CTools build

Version 6.32. Tagged as 'BuildSys-6_32'

The CLEAN_DEPEND intermediate was added because GNU make didn't support '::' notation, but GNU nake 3.81 (possibly earlier) does as described at
  http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/make.html#Double_002dColon
verified with two test makefiles
# This is 'makefile'
include ./other.mk
clean::
	@echo 1
	@echo 2
# This is 'other.mk'
CLEANALIAS = clean
${CLEANALIAS}::
	@echo 3
	@echo 4
which did what was required.

Version 5.42. Tagged as 'BuildSys-5_42'

Detail:
  The change which permitted top-level makefiles to include only CApp,
  CModule etc accidentally broke makefiles which included HostTools (StdTools
  got included instead and overwrote the HostTools settings). Amazingly, we
  seem to have got away with this so far - but fixed now. Also, brought the
  GNUmakefiles versions in line with updates to the amu Makefiles in this
  and other respects.
Admin:
  Tested in a RISC OS ROM build, and for building cross-compiling versions
  of the tools.

Version 5.21. Tagged as 'BuildSys-5_21'

Detail:
 CApp:
  * New variable CLEAN_DEPEND is now the preferred way to specify additional
    clean actions because GNU make doesn't have an equivalent to amu's :: rules
  * Can now indicate preference to use C++ linker options using LINK_TYPE
  * Gains install phase support:
    + INSTALLAPPFILES lists the files to be copied, effectively specified
      relative to LocalRes$Path
    + Adopted INSTTYPE concept from DDE makefiles for cases where executable
      and support files need to be installed to different locations
    + Unusual cases can override this implementation using CUSTOMINSTALLAPP
      and/or CUSTOMINSTALLTOOL

  CLibrary:
  * New variable CLEAN_DEPEND is now the preferred way to specify additional
    clean actions because GNU make doesn't have an equivalent to amu's :: rules
  * -o is no longer a mandatory argument to libfile - now in ARFLAGS rather
    than used explicitly

  DbgRules / StdRules:
  * Macroised some Norcroft-specific features

  HostTools:
  * Clean phase support was incomplete

  StdTools:
  * A few additional tool definitions
  * Added macro definitions for common C options
  * C's enable-warnings and suppress-function-name-embedding options now on by
    default because they're usually (maybe even universally?) used - it won't
    hurt if they're specified again by existing makefiles
  * C++ now has equivalent INCLUDES and DEFINES variables, and the standard C++
    headers are on the default include path
  * SEP is defined as the directory separator character and can be used from
    top-level makefiles in a platform-independent way

  Functionally equivalent versions of the following makefile fragments
  have been developed so far for executing on a Posix build host:
    AppLibs, CApp, CLibrary, DbgRules, HostTools, StdRules, StdTools
  These suport native compilers (when APCS=Host) and cross-compilers,
  and GCC (when TOOLCHAIN=GNU) and Norcroft toolchains - typically these
  environment variables would be selected by running an Env file.

Admin:
  Tested by building as many as possible of the DDE components on RISC OS
  and on Linux, using native and cross compilers, and using Norcroft and
  GNU toolchains.

Version 5.01. Tagged as 'BuildSys-5_01'