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Re: configure.in vs. configure.ac (Re: RFA: Add Epiphany newlib &?libgloss port)
On Nov 8 09:14, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> On Tuesday 08 November 2011 07:03:54 Jim Meyering wrote:
> > Joern Rennecke wrote:
> > > Quoting Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>:
> > >> Using the "configure.in" name rather than "configure.ac" is really
> > >> anachronistic. Better to switch to the latter (it's been 10 years),
> > >> if only to avoid making people wonder which version of autoconf you
> > >> require. It will probably avoid some warnings, too, for those who
> > >> enable them.
> > >
> > > All the autoconf template files in newlib and libgloss are named
> > > configure.in . If I add a port with confiure.ac, it'll be the odd one
> > > out.
> >
> > I didn't realize that.
> >
> > I volunteer to rename them.
> > Would anyone object?
>
> i wouldn't :)
> -mike
It's a bit tricky to rename files in a CVS repository and keep the
history of changes intact in a usable form. If nobody cares much
for the history of the configure files, I have no problems with
renaming them.
Corinna
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Corinna Vinschen
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