Re: Use emacs' autoconf-mode; some minor cleanup

[Gary V . Vaughan]

On Friday 29 June 2001 10:53 am, Tim Van Holder wrote:
> * I dropped the () from AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD in libtool.m4, as
>   it would only confuse people.  Parameter-less autoconf
>   macros aren't usually called with ().
> * I have libltdl create config.h from config.hin (because
>   DOS does not support multiple dots).
> * I dropped the AC_DIAGNOSTIC from tagdemo/configure.ac, as
>   it seemed like a relic from autoupdate.

Thanks Tim.  Applied to HEAD with a few small changes:

  * use config-h.in which looks nicer alongside stamp-h.in
  * use -*-Autoconf-*- as the mode marker

Is it really necessary to specify the package name and version number twice 
with autoconf-2.50 (AC_INIT and AM_INIT_AYTOMAKE)?  If so, it sucks.  What 
happens if they get out of sync?  Which one arbitrates the setting of 
$PACKAGE and $VERSION?

Cheers,
        Gary.
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