>>>>> "Ralf" == Ralf Corsepius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Ralf> Probably, I said that. Ralf> The problem I have with regard to m4_define() is that it is not Ralf> autoupdate-able, or at least very difficult to apply autoupdate, Ralf> AFAICT. Ralf> Having specialized macros AC_SOMEMACRO it become much easier to Ralf> automatically convert configure.acs and aclocal/*.m4s. That's Ralf> why I am against using m4_define on the user-side of autoconf. You made a point. Still, AC_INIT/3 has been released since 2.50, so it cannot be changed, and I'm against duplication (There Shall Not Be More Than One Way To Do It In A Serious Environment). If you prefer a macro for the tarball, send a patch.