This is the mail archive of the gdb@sources.redhat.com mailing list for the GDB project.

Index Nav:	[Date Index] [Subject Index] [Author Index] [Thread Index]
Message Nav:	[Date Prev] [Date Next]	[Thread Prev] [Thread Next]
Other format:	[Raw text]

Re: Why autoconf 2.13?

From: Tom Tromey <tromey at redhat dot com>
To: gdb at sources dot redhat dot com
Date: 11 Apr 2002 15:54:08 -0600
Subject: Re: Why autoconf 2.13?
Newsgroups: cygnus.gdb
Organization: Red Hat Inc.
References: <200204110039.g3B0dCT03033@fred.ninemoons.com> <xnzo0agkez.fsf@greed.delorie.com>
Reply-to: tromey at redhat dot com

>>>>> "DJ" == DJ Delorie <dj@redhat.com> writes:

DJ> We don't automatically start using newer support tools just
DJ> because they've been released.  We need a compelling reason to
DJ> force all the users to upgrade their machines, and we haven't seen
DJ> one yet.

Doing it will let us use a newer automake, which in turn will let us
remove a bunch of hacks from various Makefile.am's.  Also it will mean
that libgcj won't need to continue using its own hacked automake.  The
big problem is just that nobody with the expertise has the time (or
maybe interest :-).

Tom

Follow-Ups:
- Re: Why autoconf 2.13?
  - From: DJ Delorie

References:
- Why autoconf 2.13?
  - From: Fred Fish
- Re: Why autoconf 2.13?
  - From: DJ Delorie

Index Nav:	[Date Index] [Subject Index] [Author Index] [Thread Index]
Message Nav:	[Date Prev] [Date Next]	[Thread Prev] [Thread Next]