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Re: Why can't macros be added to autoconf so aclocal **unnecessary**?
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Alexandre Duret-Lutz |
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Re: Why can't macros be added to autoconf so aclocal **unnecessary**? |
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Tue, 22 Apr 2003 22:48:36 +0200 |
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>>> "Thomas" == Thomas E Dickey <address@hidden> writes:
Thomas> On Mon, 21 Apr 2003, Guido Draheim wrote:
>> learn about autoreconf et al, and also learn about the
>> history by which autoconf and automake are independent
>> and they are not necessarily released in sync.
Thomas> you probably meant to say "interdependent",
IMHO it's neither independent nor interdependent. From the
user's perspective it's a one-way dependency: Automake requires
Autoconf and could not work without, but Autoconf can be used
without Automake (fortunately). I know you know this, so I'm
probably missing your point.
Thomas> but the relationship as it has evolved is definitely
Thomas> not a synonym for symbiosis.
Why do you think so?
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Alexandre Duret-Lutz