Re: Conversion to /package

Dan Kegel <[email protected]> wrote:
> How about an autoconf macro AC_SLASHPACKAGE which would take the name
> of the package assigned by the /package naming authority.

That's roughly what I had in mind.

> If the AC_SLASHPACKAGE macro is not given, then a default
> name of /package/host/gnu.org/$(PACKAGE) could be used,

But autoconf is also used for packages that the FSF has no knowlege
of, so that risks collisions.  If the slashpackage path isn't
specified, then autoconf should refuse to produce a
slashpackage-capable tarball, I think.


paul