Re: libtool--devo--1.0--patch-97

[Bob Friesenhahn]

On Thu, 29 Jul 2004, Gary V. Vaughan wrote:

> W00t!
>
> After this patch, I installed the new automake HEAD (1.9a), and ran it in
> top_srcdir with `reconfdirs=. ./bootstrap`.  Then from a VPATH build
> directory left over from the tests before that commit, I ran `make dist`...
> the Makefiles regenerated themselves using automake-1.9a for the main
> tree, and automake-1.8c for the test dirs, and continued on to generate
> a working dist :-D

Cool!

> To more 50 minute bootstraps required.

Does this mean that potential libtool maintainers must provide 
evidence of a substantial bank account, have a substantial line of 
credit, or prove that they own a super-computer, prior to being 
approved as a maintainer?  It seems that without at least a 3.6 GHz 
CPU you are sunk! :-)

Bob
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