On 28 Jun 2000, Alexandre Oliva wrote:
> On Jun 28, 2000, Mo DeJong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Ok, then why don't we just run AC_CHECK_TOOL for ranlib
> > and any other programs that might be needed all the time?
>
> Because there are lots of programs out there that don't use/need
> RANLIB.
That is not logical. If automake ever needs ranlib then
it should look for it with AC_CHECK_TOOL.
> > Libtool must run these checks because I don't get an
> > error like this when using a libtool enabled package.
>
> It does.
Then libtool does it correctly and automake is broken.
Mo DeJong
Red Hat Inc
