From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 18545 invoked from network); 14 May 2001 11:56:19 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.51.30) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 14 May 2001 11:56:19 -0000 Received: (qmail 14585 invoked by alias); 14 May 2001 11:56:12 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-workers-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 14329 Received: (qmail 14572 invoked from network); 14 May 2001 11:56:11 -0000 Message-ID: To: zsh-workers@sunsite.dk (Zsh hackers list) Subject: Re: New autoconf is expected Really Soon Now In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 14 May 2001 15:36:32 +0400." <000601c0dc6a$1f9c1260$21c9ca95@mow.siemens.ru> Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 12:55:30 +0100 From: Peter Stephenson Andrej wrote: > I intended to go through configure.in when new version comes out. Not for the > 4.0.1, of course. The problem is, this will make configure.in incompatible > with previous autoconf versions. Any thoughts? I don't think this is a big problem, since only developers need autoconf. We just need everyone on this list to be aware they will have to upgrade to use the version straight from CVS. There may be points in the make cycle where we can detect problems and print appropriate warnings --- though this won't work if you are starting from scratch. -- Peter Stephenson Software Engineer CSR Ltd., Unit 300, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4 0XL, UK Tel: +44 (0)1223 392070 ********************************************************************** The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. **********************************************************************