David Seikel wrote: > Another major problem, at least as far as I'm concerned, is that > autotools is forever trying to sneak in GPL licenses and FSF > copyrights. I've pointed this out to Marc-Andre in private emails, > and I probably mentioned this the last time around. E17 is BSD licensed > and copyright Raster + friends, but the use of autopoint generates files > that claim FSF copyright over parts of E17. > > Other projects that use autotools work quite happily by stating the > version of autotools required. Since autotools is a developer tool > that is not normally used by ordinary users (even if they are compiling > from source) specifying specific versions is quite valid, it keeps all > the developers on the same page, and reduces the complexities of > supporting various systems. So we can stop wasting time supporting the > latest bleeding edge autotools, stick with what has worked for years, > and get on with E coding. >
And how long before the versions of auto* we're using are no longer supported by the distros? How long till we _have_ to upgrade. If people are willing to look into it now why not let them. If kwo can get it to work with _both_ old and new then who gives a fuck, lets put it in. If people are having issues with the new stuff maybe they should speak up with more then just, oh it's busted so I remove it. He's already asked once for more info but I haven't seen any. Covering our eyes and sticking out heads in the sand isn't going to make it go away. We either need to figure it out or ditch auto*. I really can't see the latter happening anytime soon. dan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
