On Tue, Jul 24, 2001 at 06:44:04PM -0700, Paul Eggert wrote:
> > Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 02:10:19 +0200
> > From: Ralf Corsepius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > For me, it is subdir handling in autoconf-2.5x.
>
> I don't use that, so I had no problem. :-)
>
> > A further problem is some of the new autoconf-features apparently
> > being immature and autoconf-2.5x (in most cases actually m4 or sh)
> > issuing cryptical error messages with encountering actual problems....
> > I also have seen autoconf-2.5x silently swallow autoconf-2.13
> > configure.ins without any complaint, while actually breaking them.
>
> Have you sent in bug reports for these? It hasn't happened to me, but
no need - the particular problem was reported a few times earlier this
year on the autoconf mailing list (and ignored). It's the designed-in
bug for AC_CHECK_LIB, in case you care to research it.
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