Re: Confusing/bogus message in config.log

[Peter Eisentraut]

Ralf Corsepius writes:

> Config.logs generated by an autoconf-2.95e (CVS) generated configure
> contain this message:
>
> > This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
> > running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
> >
> > It was created by configure 2.49e, executed with
>
> I don't know what configure 2.49e is supposed to be -- at least, I
> have never heared of it :)
>
> Probably "created by configure generated by autoconf 2.49e" or even
> simply using "configure" would be more correct and less confusing.

I've previously tried to convince people of this as well, to no avail.
Look at what you get from configure --version!

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