Re: autoconf 1.x for vms maintainership request

[Thien-Thi Nguyen]

Roger Leigh <address@hidden> writes:

   Maintenance should really include upgrading to the current
   version of autoconf.

that's probably something a maintainer decides, hopefully w/
some input from the users.

   Is there any VMS support in the older
   version that is missing in the current version?

yes.

   Are there any other factors that prevent upgrading?  Either
   way, upgrading to the current version and including support for
   any required VMS support is needed.

who is needing it?  do you need it?  it seems to me from your
questions you have not looked closely at autoconf 1.11 for vms,
or how it is used to support emacs 19.28 and (not yet released
21.x) for vms.  (lucky you! :-)

thi