On Wed, Aug 04, 2010 at 12:23:13PM -0500, Jay G. Scott wrote: > > what's the deal w/ no configure script? > > you do know that you DON'T NEED autoconf/automake to install, right? > they're not hiding behind that old dodge, are they? i'm so sick of > that. > > if i supply a configure script, will you guys use it? > > every time i try to go to a newer version of postfix, the > installation overwrites the previous version. and that > interferes w/ my system documentation. w/ a configure script > i can install into a safe, stub directory w/o clobbering the > existing files. then i can do a proper migration. > > j. > Hi Jay,
I doubt that it would be included for two reasons. First, the additional support requirement to maintain the script. Second, there is no generic script that would support the myriad of setups that are in use with postfix. I can almost guarantee that the script that would work for you would not work for me, automatically at least. If that is the case, then the existing "make install( or upgrade)" is as easy to use and covers all the bases. Cheers, Ken
