On Wed, Feb 28, 2001 at 02:46:32PM -0500, Jeff Trawick wrote: > Jim Jagielski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > According to the autoconf docs: > > > > Autoconf requires GNU `m4' in order to generate the scripts. It > > uses features that some UNIX versions of `m4' do not have. It also > > overflows internal limits of some versions of `m4', including GNU `m4' > > 1.0. You must use version 1.1 or later of GNU `m4'. Using version 1.3 > > or later will be much faster than 1.1 or 1.2. > > > > Not sure how really true or relevant that is right now... > > That is a powerful argument in general, but please note that what is > in CVS now will not build on my Mandrake 7.2 box (GNU m4 1.4, autoconf > 2.13, glibc 2.1.3) while it will build on my RedHat 6.0 box (GNU m4 > 1.4, autoconf 2.13, glibc 2.1.1). > > While changing the m4 may help some get the APR_FLAG_HEADERS() stuff > to work, it looks to me that even libc differences make a difference. > Or maybe it is because my Mandrake 7.2 box is a laptop.
We took out the nasty m4 magic, so I'd be curious what the Mandrake problem is related to. Cheers, -g -- Greg Stein, http://www.lyra.org/
