+ Simon Josefsson (Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:58:15 +0200): > > Regarding autotools-dev, it is used by debian/rules and does useful > > stuff:
> > cp -f /usr/share/misc/config.sub config.sub > > cp -f /usr/share/misc/config.guess config.guess > Those files will never be used during the build, upstream libidn uses > these files from build-aux/ since many release ago. Then maybe they should be copied to build-aux? Or ensure they’re copied to the appropriate place. > > You can read /usr/share/doc/autotools-dev/README.Debian.gz for some > > information. > I've read it, but I think it is based on old understanding of > autoconf/automake/libtool. For example, it doesn't discuss autoconf > 2.6x and libtool 2.x at all. The files shipped in the autotools-dev > file are older than what libidn ships. So I think autotools-dev does > more harm than good in this case. Hm, then it sounds like a bug in autotools-dev, rather than a motive to ditch it completely. Anyway, it’s your choice, and my job here is done. :-) Cheers, -- - Are you sure we're good? - Always. -- Rory and Lorelai -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org