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Re: Libtool 1.4.3
From: |
Thomas E. Dickey |
Subject: |
Re: Libtool 1.4.3 |
Date: |
Tue, 8 Oct 2002 13:30:37 -0400 (EDT) |
On Tue, 8 Oct 2002, Lars Hecking wrote:
> Bob Friesenhahn writes:
> > On 8 Oct 2002, Akim Demaille wrote:
> > >
> > > There is one big question which must be answered first: will it have
> > > to be Autoconf 2.13 compatible?
> > >
> > > I *strongly* suggest that it must not. It should AC_PREREQ 2.54
> > > immediately. Then, I'm fine with checking the M4 code and making it
> > > up to date. If needed, I'll wrap a 2.55 with whatever is needed to
> > > have Libtool work better with Autoconf.
> >
> > I agree. I can't imagine why anyone would want to use an antique
> > version of Autoconf which dates from 1996.
>
> Because it works? In any case, it's the respective maintainer's choice.
>
> Making autoconf incompatible with previous versions of itself while not
> upping the major release number at the same time was a pretty bad move IMHO.
Deliberately introducing design incompatibilities simply encourages people
to use other tools.
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- Re: Libtool 1.4.3, (continued)
- Re: Libtool 1.4.3, Akim Demaille, 2002/10/08
- Re: Libtool 1.4.3, Bob Friesenhahn, 2002/10/08
- Re: Libtool 1.4.3, Lars Hecking, 2002/10/08
- Re: Libtool 1.4.3, Earnie Boyd, 2002/10/08
- Re: Libtool 1.4.3, Russ Allbery, 2002/10/08
- Re: Libtool 1.4.3, Pavel Roskin, 2002/10/08
- Re: Libtool 1.4.3, Akim Demaille, 2002/10/09
- Re: Libtool 1.4.3, Thomas E. Dickey, 2002/10/09
- Re: Libtool 1.4.3, Russ Allbery, 2002/10/09
- Re: Libtool 1.4.3, Thomas E. Dickey, 2002/10/08
- Re: Libtool 1.4.3,
Thomas E. Dickey <=
- Re: Libtool 1.4.3, Bob Friesenhahn, 2002/10/08
- Re: Libtool 1.4.3 - unsolvable issue, Allan Clark (rply to list pls), 2002/10/08
- Re: Libtool 1.4.3, Sascha Schumann, 2002/10/08
- Re: Libtool 1.4.3, Andreas Schwab, 2002/10/09
- Re: Libtool 1.4.3, Thomas Dickey, 2002/10/09
- Re: Libtool 1.4.3, Andreas Schwab, 2002/10/09
- Re: Libtool 1.4.3, Thomas Dickey, 2002/10/09
- Re: Libtool 1.4.3, Earnie Boyd, 2002/10/08
- Re: Libtool 1.4.3, Sascha Schumann, 2002/10/08
- Re: Libtool 1.4.3, Akim Demaille, 2002/10/09