Hi autotoolers, Nick. On 10/23/2012 12:59 AM, Nick Bowler wrote: > On 2012-10-22 13:01 +0200, Stefano Lattarini wrote: >> On 10/17/2012 12:15 PM, Stefano Lattarini wrote: > [...] >>> Stefano Lattarini (2): >>> AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS: new macro, mostly for aclocal >>> docs: ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS will become obsolescent in Automake 1.13 >>> >>> NEWS | 9 +++++++++ >>> doc/autoconf.texi | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------- >>> lib/autoconf/general.m4 | 10 +++++++++- >>> 3 files changed, 50 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) >>> >> Ping? > > Sorry, I did not notice these patches in my inbox as I was not Cc'd on > them. I took a cursory look at the documentation and it seems much > better now, thanks. I assume the details of where aclocal --install > copies things will be added to the Automake manual later (this doesn't > seem to be in the current automake patches that I have). > > I am going to try all these patches to automake/autoconf/libtool soon; I > will report back with the results! > Has anybody had a chance to try these patches? If not, does anyone object to the idea of committing them anyway, and see how things work out? It doesn't seem we're near to a release, so there's ample time to revert these changes before cutting Autoconf 2.70, in case they won't work as expected, or will reveal unforeseen issues.
Thanks, Stefano
