[0/10] RFC: use gnulib more heavily + more configure fixes

[Tom Tromey]

>>>>> "Tom" == Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com> writes:

Pedro> Putting the series on an accessible git branch would make it easier
Pedro> to call for testers, I think.

Tom> It is now in archer.git as archer-tromey-gnulib.

I wonder whether anybody has tried it.

In the absence of comments I think I will go ahead and put it all in.

Tom