Howdy,
I just wanted to reach out and connect with y'all to introduce myself
and hopefully map out patches to `libtool' to improve integration with
`autoconf'.
I was recently added as the new maintainer of `libtool' and plan to
extend its support for "modern" ELF shared objects. I am also aware of
several cases where `libtool' M4 macros intentionally subvert attempts
to internalize `autoconf' macros which I would like to correct.
Additionally I would like to migrating existing `ltmain.sh' scripts to
use `m4sh' for improved compatibility and cleaner integration with
`autom4te'. For example I have already migrated many `ltmain.sh'
functions to `m4sugar' with design patterns that will make future
alignment with `m4sh' straightforward.
Please feel free to reach out if you are aware of any headaches
`libtool' integration causes with `autoconf' development and I will be
more than happy to help - inline comments throughout `autoconf' refer to
a handful, but I imagine there are several others that are not
explicitly mentioned. I will be reaching out to `automake' maintainers
shortly with a similar message, if there is any existing mailing list
intended for wider `autotools' discussion please let me know since that
is probably the most appropriate place to hash out ideas.
Thank you for your time,
-Alex Ameen
