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Re: README/NEWS
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Gary V. Vaughan |
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Re: README/NEWS |
Date: |
Tue, 01 Feb 2005 18:12:36 +0000 |
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Hi Bob,
Bob Friesenhahn wrote:
>>> I am severely confused. Doesn't libtool 2.0 require use of an entirely
>>> different set of Autoconf macros than previous versions?
>>
>>
>> Nope. There are a set of AU_DEFUN calls that will expand old libtool.m4
>> macro names using equivalent definitions from the new API. If you choose
>> to run autoupdate, then configure.ac will be rewritten to the new API as
>> far as possible.
>
>
> If that is the case, why was the documentation removed for the
> deprecated interfaces? Autoconf documents deprecated interfaces so
> libtool should too.
It is still in the release of the manual that goes with the now deprecated
API... ;-) I don't feel particularly strongly either way though. If you
want to reintroduce documentation for the deprecated interfaces, then that's
okay with me.
> Autoupdate turns my configure.ac into a worthless lump. It should be
> renamed to autodestroy.
Ugh! That's bad news :-( Do you have a before and after? Is any of the
AU_* code in libtool to blame? If so, it is an almighty showstopper for
2.0!
Cheers,
Gary.
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- Re: README/NEWS, (continued)
- Re: README/NEWS, Peter O'Gorman, 2005/02/01
- Re: README/NEWS, Gary V. Vaughan, 2005/02/01
- Re: README/NEWS, Peter O'Gorman, 2005/02/01
- Re: who cares about autoconf 2.13? [WAS: README/NEWS], Gary V. Vaughan, 2005/02/01
- Re: who cares about autoconf 2.13? [WAS: README/NEWS], Alexandre Duret-Lutz, 2005/02/01
- Re: who cares about autoconf 2.13? [WAS: README/NEWS], Peter O'Gorman, 2005/02/01
- Re: who cares about autoconf 2.13? [WAS: README/NEWS], Gary V. Vaughan, 2005/02/02
- Re: README/NEWS, Bob Friesenhahn, 2005/02/01
- Re: README/NEWS, Gary V. Vaughan, 2005/02/01
- Re: README/NEWS, Bob Friesenhahn, 2005/02/01
- Re: README/NEWS,
Gary V. Vaughan <=
- Re: README/NEWS, Bob Friesenhahn, 2005/02/01
- Re: README/NEWS, Ralf Wildenhues, 2005/02/01
- Re: README/NEWS, Peter O'Gorman, 2005/02/02
- Re: README/NEWS, Gary V. Vaughan, 2005/02/02
- Re: README/NEWS, Alexandre Duret-Lutz, 2005/02/02
- Re: README/NEWS, Peter O'Gorman, 2005/02/03
FYI: NEWS (was: README/NEWS), Ralf Wildenhues, 2005/02/02
Re: README/NEWS, Gary V. Vaughan, 2005/02/01