Re: autoconf 2.50b - concerns

[Michael Meeks <michael ximian com>]

Hi Martin,

On 9 Jul 2001, Martin Baulig wrote:
> so I just compiled the whole GNOME 2 platform with
> 
>         autoconf 2.50b 
>         automake 1.4-p4
>         gettext 0.10.38-baulig
>         libtool 1.4 (the released version of it)
>         pkgconfig 0.7.0
> 
> I run into a few minor problems but all of them were fixable 
> without a lot of work. In total, I changed less than about 10
> lines of code to get things working with the new autoconf.
> 
> So are there any objections against just committing all this
> stuff and having people use the new autoconf ?
 
        I think we should go with it - that is if the RHADL guys think
that it makes sense for a distribution people to go with the new autoconf,
and that it will rapidly become part of the 'Linux' platform.  Clearly we
don't really want to have 1 autoconf to build your system, and another ( 
incompatible version ) to build Gnome.
  
        Owen / Havoc - what are your thoughts on this ? is there interest
in RH switching across the board [ what version do you use ] ? are there  
some nice RPMS around of this [does rawhide use the recent autoconf bits] 
? and finaly what impact will this have on parallel builds of old [Gnome  
1.4] software and the platform as a whole ?
  
        ( This may all sound quite anti the change, but I'm as keen as    
anyone to transition as soon as is reasonable ).
  
        Regards,
  
                Michael.

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