Re: phpweb and autotool woes

Hi Justus,

Justus Piater wrote:
> I decided to try refdb-svn. However, various combinations of different
> versions of the autotools failed for different reasons.
>
> - Which versions of the autotools should I use?
>
> - I suggest you hard-code the proper versions inside the refdb-svn
>   script.

I'll have to echo Markus on this.  On occasions in the past I have 
encountered refdb build problems after doing a bulk package update.  
Lengthy investigation pins the blame on autotools which turns out to 
have been one of the packages updated.  Markus then performs some 
autotools wizardry on the source and the problem is fixed -- for me and 
every other user of that version of autotools.

I don't want to hard-code the required version(s) of autotools in the 
script because:
    1. The required version may differ across platforms,
    2. It becomes a maintenance issue since I have to test every new 
version of autotools
       on every platform to see if refdb builds successfully, and
    3. Since the goal is that refdb builds on every (fairly recent) 
version of autotools
       the problem is with the source and not the autotools themselves.

If you are experiencing build problems due to an autotools 
incompatibility I urge you to work with Markus to fix the root cause.  
This will solve the problem for all users sharing your system configuration.

Regard,
David.

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