Re: A Closer Look at GNU AutoTools

[Paul Eggert]

Shawn H Corey wrote:
> How on Earth do you expect somebody who does know very much about
> autoconf be able to correct the problems?

I expect them to make constructive and specific suggestions, which have 
been in short supply in this thread but which have occurred in the past 
and, I hope, the future.

It's not like there is an army of well-paid developers to maintain this 
stuff.  It's only a thin time-slice of a small number of volunteers, all 
of who have more-important things to do.  If you make specific and clear 
suggestions for improvements, the manuals will likely get improved.  If 
you merely kvetch, you'll likely just waste your time and ours.  It's 
not an ideal situation, but that's life.