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Re: Updating to Autoconf 2.5x
- From: Zack Weinberg <zack at codesourcery dot com>
- To: Andrew Cagney <ac131313 at redhat dot com>
- Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org, binutils at sources dot redhat dot com, gdb at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2003 16:01:13 -0700
- Subject: Re: Updating to Autoconf 2.5x
- References: <87of17t2j4.fsf@egil.codesourcery.com><3EE4F6AD.7060300@redhat.com>
Andrew Cagney <ac131313@redhat.com> writes:
>> As you all know, the configure scripts for GCC, GDB, and binutils must
>> be generated with autoconf 2.13.
>
> GDB and BINUTILS use autoconf 000227 and not 2.13.
I didn't know that; thanks for the clarification.
>> At the recent GCC summit it was agreed that we
>
> I guess the royal ``we'' here is GCC?
Quite a few binutils and GDB maintainers were present at the
discussion I am referring to, and they agreed as well.
> Fortunatly GDB (binutils?) also see a need to get off the current
> autoconf and as such, I personally welcome this move.
Glad to have you on board.
> How does nathaniel and dj's work fit into this - its kind of a logical
> next step.
Good question.
> I think it would be better if this list was hosted, and made part of
> gcc.gnu.org.
Feel free to set up a list on gcc.gnu.org; I do not have the access to
do that. I felt that as a short-lived list, the precise hosting
location did not much matter.
zw