This manual is written for abuild version 1.1. If you are a user of abuild version 1.0 and are just looking for a summary of what changed, please see Appendix B, Major Changes from Version 1.0 to Version 1.1. The material there includes a summary of a change along with cross references to relevant sections of documentation.

Please note that, with a small handful of exceptions, abuild version 1.1 is be able to build software that used abuild 1.0 with few if any modifications. The section on changes in version 1.1 (Appendix B, Major Changes from Version 1.0 to Version 1.1) includes a detailed list of things to watch out for during upgrading and when running in 1.0-compatibility mode.