Re: debbugs, and a FAQ, for Autotools

[Ralf Wildenhues]

Hello gnulib developers,

I've started writing an "Autotools FAQ":
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.sysutils.automake.general/12601/focus=12615

Input regarding gnulib (or any of the other packages) is welcome.

Thanks,
Ralf

* Ralf Wildenhues wrote on Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 08:10:05PM CET:
> > 2) Autotools should have a FAQ document.
> 
> I've done a brain dump now, here's a rough initial version:
> http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/faq/autotools-faq.html and
> http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/faq/autotools-faq.texi
> (the former is generated from the latter via the Makefile).
> It is all incomplete, buggy, partly ugly, probably missing
> gnulib and gettext references in places, and everything, but
> I would like something to point users to now.  Should all be
> reformulated nicely eventually ...
> 
> I'd be happy about feedback, help, anything.  For now there
> are several more questions than answers, and there are
> certainly many more questions that you can think of, so
> please write them.
> 
> I don't actually care about the license, as long as we can
> move text between FAQ and manuals without too much hassle.