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Re: Debian wishlist
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Braden McDaniel |
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Re: Debian wishlist |
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Wed, 24 Aug 2011 02:37:05 -0400 |
On Tue, 2011-08-23 at 21:29 +0200, Peter Simons wrote:
> Hi Braden,
>
> > This looks like an old version of AX_CHECK_GLUT. You can find the
> > current version here:
> >
> > http://code.google.com/p/autoconf-gl-macros/
> >
> > I'm pretty sure the current version doesn't have this problem.
>
> those versions look quite different from the ones we have in the archive:
>
> http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_check_gl.html
> http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_check_glu.html
> http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_check_glut.html
> http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_lang_compiler_ms.html
>
> Now, there is no easy way to synchronize our versions automatically with
> the ones in your repository, and I guess it won't help the general
> public if we distribute obsolete versions of your code.
>
> Given the situation, I would like to obsolete those macros in the
> Autoconf Archive, and eventually drop them from the distribution.
>
> Does that sound like a reasonable plan?
I don't personally have a compelling interest in updating the macros in
your archive each time I make a release. So, if no one else has such an
interest, dropping them seems appropriate.
--
Braden McDaniel <address@hidden>