Re: AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])

On Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:32:22 -0500
Jeff Garzik <[email protected]> wrote:

> Keeping the "correct libtool macros in-tree" implies adding a pointless 
> maintenance burden.  The distro always gives us correct, up-to-date 
> files.  Why would hail want to potentially lag upstream's version of 
> these macros, forcing us to manually track macros that are currently 
> updated automatically for each ./autogen.sh invocation?

I presumed that the important part is a compatibility between the
syntax used in various .am files and the libtool scriptography that
underpins them. "Lagging" upstream has no downside in this case
(unlike zlib, where security fixes may exist).

> Users of tarballs never see this, so this is only an issue for those on 
> oddball or ancient OS's, who are building release tarballs, or working 
> directly out the git repo.

Well, if you say so...

-- Pete