Hmmm... I don't think that was intended or even required.
> On Jun 16, 2026, at 1:45 AM, Arrigo Marchiori <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
> a recent commit changed the minimum required version of Autoconf in
> the trunk branch, to version 2.73.
>
> None of the Linux distributions I have at the moment (Ubuntu 22.04,
> OpenSUSE Leap 16.0) ship that version of Autoconf. They ship 2.71 and
> 2.72 respectively.
>
> Is this switch to Autoconf 2.73 important? I am afraid we are raising
> the entry barrier a bit too much: the cited distro's are still
> supported, although not ``bleeding edge''.
>
> Thank you in advance and best regards,
> --
> Arrigo
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