Re: Build System Changes

> -----Urspr=FCngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Robert Schwebel <[email protected]>
> Gesendet: 13.02.07 22:18:34
> An: Aleksey Demakov <[email protected]>
> CC: [email protected]
> Betreff: Re: [DotGNU] Build System Changes


> On Mon, Feb 12, 2007 at 06:19:09PM +0600, Aleksey Demakov wrote:
> > What is exactly the need to require the latest versions of autotools=3F
>=20
> The latest is the greatest. They contain less bugs. The current automake=

> files in dotgnu clearly show that people try to workaround bugs which
> obviously are not even documented enough that anybody remembers why the
> workarounds are there :-)
>=20
> Golden Rule of Open Source (TM): If something doesn't work and you are
> using an old version, use the latest and greatest and your problems
> might magically go away.
>=20
> > I'd would rather stick to a more conservative approach of changing
> > version requirements. Like if it becomes a really big maintenance
> > burden to support a particular old version we might move the
> > prerequisite version just past it.
>=20
> Do you have concrete arguments against the version set I mentioned=3F I
> mean - I have no problem with another one if it is well argued, but it
> has to be defined somehow, and if nobody sees real issues with the
> latest and greatest - why not use it=3F
>=20
> I find it a little bit strange to use older and less sophisticated and
> buggier versions with the argument of being conservative=3F
>=20

It's not only the argument being conservative but there are archs/operatin=
g systems where the newest versions are not available.
(like autotools 1.7 on mingw for example).

On my linux distro the latest version is autotools 1.9 and libtool 1.5.22.=


Klaus

> Robert
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