I am unable to find any such change. There _are_ changes that address _using_ 2.73, but nothing that _requires_ 2.73.
> On Jun 22, 2026, at 7:48 AM, Jim Jagielski <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> > > -- > Jim > "This is an outrage!" > Tony Harrison > -- Jim "This is an outrage!" Tony Harrison
