On 3/22/12 5:34 PM, Fredrik Öhrström wrote:
> I know, but the benefit of having the configure script executable
> in the repo is tremendous, so the extra hassle is worth it. 
> In particular if you want to use builddeps to bootstrap the build 
> environment on for example a Solaris machine.

Not to mention the care and feeding of build bots running Windows, where 
running autoreconf just-in-time before starting the build process could be
a lengthy text adventure ... ;)

cheers,
dalibor topic

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