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Re: [Emacs-diffs] /srv/bzr/emacs/trunk r101037: * configure.in (AC_PRERE
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Dan Nicolaescu |
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Re: [Emacs-diffs] /srv/bzr/emacs/trunk r101037: * configure.in (AC_PREREQ): Require autoconf 2.66 to stop version churn. |
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Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:07:42 -0400 |
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Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:
>> * configure.in (AC_PREREQ): Require autoconf 2.66 to stop version churn.
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> What means "version churn" and why is it a problem?
When regenerating configure in the past few days 2.65 and 2.66 where
used alternatively a few times. The large diffs generated each time
make it hard to verify that the change did not have unintended
consequences.
> Debian testing still isn't up to 2.66, so I think it's kind of early to
> move away from 2.65.
I had to install 2.66 locally too (replacing 2.65 that I also had
installed locally). It takes about 5 seconds to install, so...