On Monday 13 April 2009 14:24:50 Magnus Fromreide wrote:
> Consider a package that uses only autoconf, no automake, libtool or any
> such thing.
>
> Further assume that is uses AC_CANONICAL_something so that config.sub
> and config.guess are needed.
>
> config.sub and config.guess are manually added to the package as per the
> manual.
>
> Now, running
>
> autoreconf -if
>
> removes config.sub and config.guess but fails to recreate them.
>
> This feels like an autoreconf bug.

currently, autoconf is tied to automake pretty bad (as you've found).  it 
would certainly be nice if this werent the case ......
-mike

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