Not saying this is right or wrong, but as an autoconf user - it can be hard to know what versions support what features. So if I'm autotoolizing a package, I would probably require whatever version I had at the time. Are there any tools out there that will scan a configure.ac/Makefile.am and tell me what versions are compatibile? -Nick On Aug 25, 2018 2:39 AM, "Basin Ilya" <basinilya@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > For some reason the authors like to require the latest autotools version > they have. That's wrong. They should require the lowest supported version. > > > 25.08.2018 10:55, Paul Eggert пишет: > > Jeffrey Walton wrote: > >> For the love of Christ, stop it with these useless version numbers. > > > > I've never been a fan of that version-number checking either, but this > is no way to advocate change. > > > > If you want the problem fixed, I suggest that you write a patch to the > Autoconf source code that fixes the problem. The patch should fix the > documentation too. If you don't have the technical expertise to do all > that, you can hire someone who does. In the meantime please bear in mind > that this is a volunteer project and we're stretched thin. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Autoconf mailing list > > Autoconf@xxxxxxx > > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf > > _______________________________________________ > Autoconf mailing list > Autoconf@xxxxxxx > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf > _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf
