Re: documentation of autoconf macros

[Eric Blake]

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According to Thomas Dickey on 8/25/2007 7:44 AM:
> On Sat, 25 Aug 2007, Brian Dessent wrote:
> 
>> And that aside, there is the NEWS file which pretty much tells you
>> exactly which macros were added and obsoleted in each autoconf release.
> 
> "pretty much" isn't good enough odds to cross the street against traffic.
> (fwiw, autoconf developers aren't interested in compatibility issues,
> and are not able to provide useful information regarding that).

What compatibility issues did you have in mind?  Merely making negative
claims does nothing towards your cause.  I am more than willing to try and
improve things that have been done poorly in the past, but in order to
help out, I need to know what you would find more useful.  Furthermore,
open source software is developed on a volunteer basis - the best way to
make improvements is to suggest patches, rather than dwell on negative
attitudes.

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Eric Blake             address@hidden
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