LPRng was Re: Pending packages status

[Cygwin (Robert Collins)]

> >>Max Bowsher wrote:
> >>
> >>>IMO, a simple bootstrap.sh containing the appropriate autotool
> >>>commands would be better.
> >>>
> >>
> >>A source release for a binary package isn't supposed to require
> >>autotools.  IIRC, this is GNU standards mandated; if not it
certainly
> >>is autoconf mandated.  The configure script exists for the
> >>non-maintainer.
> >
>     >
> > You're right - I just hate the *huge* patches that result from this.
>

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Rabbit, meet the rabbit hole.

Rob