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Re: autoconf usage question

From: Daniel Kegel <dank at kegel dot com>
To: "Povolotsky, Alexander" <Alexander dot Povolotsky at marconi dot com>
Cc: "'crossgcc'" <crossgcc at sources dot redhat dot com>
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 12:11:16 -0700
Subject: Re: autoconf usage question
References: <313680C9A886D511A06000204840E1CF0A6472DC@whq-msgusr-02.pit.comms.marconi.com>

Povolotsky, Alexander wrote:

If downloaded package has "configure" script generated by the "older" (than available on the "host" computer} version of "autoconf" - could such "configure" script be "upgraded" on the "host" computer ?


Not unless you run into a problem that can't be solved any other way.
Autoconf is a bit fragile, best not mess with it unless you're
serious.

Sometimes I backport tiny fixes into the configure script as
patches to avoid having to run autoconf.

Can you give more context?  How did the question come up?
- Dan

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