Re: [PATCH] Build system cleanup, take #1
Paul Walker <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> On Tue, Jul 18, 2006 at 03:10:45AM +0200, Matthias Andree wrote:
>
>> If it fails, show me the log, automake --version and autoconf --version,
>> perhaps it's easy to fix, else we'll bump the hard requirements.
>
> I have no idea if it fails or if it doesn't, I just wanted to know the
> version numbers. I'm fed up with trying to second-guess various project
> maintainers, since most of them don't document it, so I thought I'd ask. ;-)
>
> The numbers do need documenting somewhere though, probably in INSTALL. Don't
> know if you want to send a second patch or if Brendan could add it in when
> he commits.
It appears automake 1.6 is still fine, in that it passes "make
distcheck" (I haven't tried 1.7 and 1.8.). Given that
doc/devel-notes.txt declares it unsupported, why bother...
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Matthias Andree