Re: autoconf + automake support for MSVC

[Stefano Lattarini]

Hi Peter.

On Saturday 03 September 2011, Peter Rosin wrote:

>

> [BIG SNIP]

>

> I don't think cccl is the future, I see it as the past. It's

> simply not needed when the needed bits are already in 'compile'.

>

> It's a bit sad to see all the effort going into writing private

> scripts wrapping cl into something that looks like gcc, when the

> effort could be spent making autotools just work instead.

>

For what concerns this: are you willing to re-submit your patch

series about AM_PROG_AR to automake-patches? I will try hard to

look into it, if you are willing to do the required testing and

to patiently explain to me the details I won't undertand (and

be warned that there will probably be many of them, since I'm a

total Windows noob).

Oh, also, before doing that, could you please merge the 'maint'

branch into the 'msvc' branch? Or I can do that for you if you

prefer (but then you'll have to double-check that the merge has

been really successfull).

Thanks,

Stefano