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Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: autoconf-2.53b-1



Charles Wilson wrote:

The autoconf package has been updated to version 2.53b-1. Recall that this package is not the REAL autoconf. It's a set of wrapper scripts that call the REAL autoconf from autoconf-stable or autoconf-devel, depending on the needs of your target. See this message
http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2001-12/msg00100.html

Changes:
o Improve handling the '--help' option, so that the autoconf
tools may be called with '--help' from a directory where there
is no configure.[in|ac].
o Internal changes in how the scripts are constructed. Instead
of 7 practically identical 50k scripts, build each script from
common parts. This should make future maintainance and extension
easier.


Note: I made a (small) attempt to address Conrad Scott's concerns with /tmp file clutter, but didn't even pretend to address Nicholas's problems with the --trace option.

--Chuck




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