Re: autoreconf vs autogen.sh

[Roman Rybalko]

when I have to include some m4s in m4 dir how I can specify -I m4 option
to aclocal through autoreconf ?
>> 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?
> yes, using autoreconf --install (or autoreconf --force --verbose
> --install) is usually the recommended way unless you have very
> specific needs.