Re: AM_GNU_GETTEXT working with autoconf 2.50, yet again

[Bruno Haible]

address@hidden writes:

>     Upgrading Gettext to use Libtool 1.4
> 
> Is this necessary or only desirable?  Does that have compatibility
> issues also?

libtool-1.4 is necessary when you use autoconf-2.50. When attempting
to use libtool-1.3.5 with autoconf-2.50, I get errors because ltconfig
attempt to read /dev/null.

Independently of autoconf issues, libtool-1.4 also makes it possible
to use shared libraries in nonstandard locations without the need to
set LD_LIBRARY_PATH. This is a major simplification in the use of shared
libraries.

Bruno