Re: [PATCH] improve 'autotools-install'

[Stefano Lattarini]

On 02/22/2013 05:15 PM, Assaf Gordon wrote:
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> [SNIP]
> 
> No, 0.18.2 doesn't compile either.
> Eric Blake already found the fix for this, I'll just send the 
> gettext people a bug report.
>
Good idea.

>>
>> Also, I see that the Automake version referenced by '$tarballs' is still
>> 1.12.3; I think it should be updated to the latest available version
>> (1.13.2 at the moment of writing).
>>
Erm, s/1.13.2/1.13.1/.  Sorry for the confusion.

> 
> I can send a separate patch for that, but perhaps others would chime
> in as to whether this should be done?  I assume changing version (1.12
> vs 1.13) should be done when it's explicitly needed?
>
Actually, I believe the purpose of the 'autotools-install' script is to
fetch and install the *latest* available version  of the autotools (and
of gettext); so the version bump should be automatic whenever a new
m4, autoconf, automake, libtool or gettext version comes along.

Thanks,
  Stefano