On Mon, Apr 08, 2002 at 09:21:52PM -0700, Paul Eggert wrote: > > From: Roger Leigh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 21:30:57 +0100 > > > > If I write a macro that I want to work with several autoconf versions, > > is there any way I can special-case what to do when run with a specific > > version. > > This is almost surely the wrong way to go. The whole point of > Autoconf is to test for the features your programs need, rather than > look at various version numbers (a technique that sounds good at first > but eventually leads to a maintenance nightmare). The same philosophy > should be applied to Autoconf macros themselves. We don't want them > to backslide into versionism.
OK. I didn't think it was a great idea, just something that could
occasionally be handy.
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