Re: autoreconf vs autogen.sh

[Noah Misch]

On Fri, Aug 24, 2007 at 08:33:21PM -0400, David Bruce wrote:
> I've inherited an autotools-using project and am trying to learn more about 
> autoconf and automake.  The project has used the following brief autogen.sh:
> 
> aclocal && autoheader && autoconf && automake --add-missing --copy
> 
> Is there any reason I can't just use autoreconf, which I understand is 
> supposed to fill this role?

Autoreconf will indeed replace this simple autogen.sh.