Fair enough. Could the dh-autoreconf maintainer acknowledge this bug and tell us his intentions?
Martin-Éric On Mon, 22 May 2023 09:30:55 +0200 Niels Thykier <[email protected]> wrote: > Control: reassign -1 dh-autoreconf > > The dh-autoreconf tool is maintained in a separate package; re-assigning. > > Best regards, > Niels > > Martin-Éric Racine: > > Package: debhelper > > Version: 13.11.4 > > Severity: wishlist > > > > Possibly related to dh_autoreconf: > > > > Since autoconf 2.71 has entered the archive, it often complains about > > outdated macros, asking for 'autoupdate' to be run. Example: > > > > dh binary --builddirectory=build/ > > dh_update_autotools_config -O--builddirectory=build/ > > dh_autoreconf -O--builddirectory=build/ > > libtoolize: putting auxiliary files in AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR, 'build-aux'. > > libtoolize: copying file 'build-aux/ltmain.sh' > > libtoolize: putting macros in AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS, 'm4'. > > libtoolize: copying file 'm4/libtool.m4' > > libtoolize: copying file 'm4/ltoptions.m4' > > libtoolize: copying file 'm4/ltsugar.m4' > > libtoolize: copying file 'm4/ltversion.m4' > > libtoolize: copying file 'm4/lt~obsolete.m4' > > configure.ac:42: warning: The macro `AC_PROG_LIBTOOL' is obsolete. > > configure.ac:42: You should run autoupdate. > > m4/libtool.m4:100: AC_PROG_LIBTOOL is expanded from... > > configure.ac:42: the top level > > configure.ac:48: warning: The macro `AC_PROG_CC_C99' is obsolete. > > configure.ac:48: You should run autoupdate. > > ./lib/autoconf/c.m4:1659: AC_PROG_CC_C99 is expanded from... > > aclocal.m4:1899: XORG_COMPILER_BRAND is expanded from... > > aclocal.m4:2018: XORG_COMPILER_FLAGS is expanded from... > > aclocal.m4:2190: XORG_DEFAULT_OPTIONS is expanded from... > > configure.ac:48: the top level > > configure.ac:52: warning: The macro `AC_PROG_LIBTOOL' is obsolete. > > configure.ac:52: You should run autoupdate. > > m4/libtool.m4:100: AC_PROG_LIBTOOL is expanded from... > > configure.ac:52: the top level > > > > Running 'autoupdate' indeed makes autoconf stop complaining, but it also > > results in dpkg forcing us to create a patch against autoconf.ac, which is > > IMHO the wrong approach. > > > > Unless I'm mistaken, this is a case similar to updating config.guess and > > config.sub, so there should be a way to tell dh_autoreconf to run > > 'autoupdate' without making dkpg complain. > > > > Martin-Éric > > > > [...] > > > >
