On Thu, 2005-12-01 at 21:38 +0100, Alexandre Duret-Lutz wrote:
> >>> "RB" == Ross Boylan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 
>  RB> 5. The autoconf manual has no index entry for aclocal.  There is one for
>  RB> aclocal.m4, and the text refers to aclocal.  Is aclocal deprecated?
> 
> aclocal is part of Automake, not autoconf.  The Automake manual
> documents aclocal and explains how to handle local macros properly.
Thank you.  For the record, the file "acinclude.m4" is automatically
included.

It seems odd that a routine part of using autoconf requires automake.  I
realize technically aclocal is not required to use autoconf, but my
understanding is that it's use is routine.




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