Re: [PATCH] Install new autoreconf files.

On Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 12:44:21PM +0800, Kevin J. McCarthy wrote:
> For some reason, "autoreconf -i" started failing, insisting that I
> --force install before it would run.
> ---
> FEEDBACK NEEDED!
> 
> The prepare script stopped working on me.  The only workaround I could
> find was running autoreconf with '-if' to force install.  These are the
> changed and installed files.
> 
> Looks like it includes an upgrade for the gettext files.  Fortunately I
> converted Mutt to use a vanilla gettext installation a few years ago, so
> nothing appears broken...
> 
> However, if anyone has more knowledge about this, I'd appreciate tips.

Not sure if you saw it already, but a macOS user reported this on IRC
some days ago. They were using GNU Autoconf 2.73.

I used sr.ht CI to test if it is related to the autoconf version, but it
looks like it is not that easy.

I works with 2.73 on Alpine, but fails with 2.73 on Arch and FreeBSD.
Works with 2.72 on OpenBSD.

Grepping the web for this error did only bring this up:
https://codeberg.org/ivarch/pv/issues/185