Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >>> Because there is no configure script provided, and because my autoconf >>> is considered too old, I simply can't start the build process because >>> I can't generate the missing configure script. >> >> Er, why don't you upgrade to a less ancient version of autoconf...? > > Please do not encourage the use of configure/autoconf unnecessarily. Huh? I'm not "encouraging the use of configure/autoconf unnecessarily", I'm encouraging the use of a non-obsolete version of autoconf, should he wish to use it (and he's the one that brought it up, so...). > Use of configure is tolerated, not encouraged. You're certainly welcome to discourage people from using it, but I see no reason to do so myself. -miles -- Joy, n. An emotion variously excited, but in its highest degree arising from the contemplation of grief in another. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
