I wrote:
> That is exactly the problem with autotools code, almost nobody understands
> what the heck it does, almost everybody just copies and pastes somebody
> else's snippet hoping it does not do bad things. And gnulib is a
> particularly ugly piece of the puzzle.

PS: Here is a pretty good post summarizing the issues with autotools, both 
generally and in the context of the xz vulnerability:
https://felipec.wordpress.com/2024/04/04/xz-backdoor-and-autotools-insanity/

        Kevin Kofler
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