Tom Lord writes: > But to _extend_ with new features or simpler approaches: that's where, > for example, depending on GNU Make can make a world of difference.
So you're talking about Automake. I agree, Automake's attempts at portability are nuts. But for the bootstrap packages you wouldn't even need a "bootstrap branch" of Automake: you can just supply a shell script that issues the build commands. But what were your thoughts on Autoconf? Autoconf isn't going to benefit greatly from assuming, say, a strict POSIX environment. You could use shell functions, but I don't see how that would make anything easier. -- Peter Eisentraut [EMAIL PROTECTED]
