>>>>> "Bo" == Bo Peng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Bo> I have a feeling that we are talking about configure.m4 and Bo> configure.py. It is definitely true that autotools are doing a Bo> decent job now and is actually doing better than scons in some Bo> ways. However, when we talk about maintainability and Bo> extensibility, autotools are far behind. This is exactly the Bo> reason why we replaced configure.m4 by configure.py. FWIW, I feel exactly the opposite. I have become quite at home with basic sh/m4 hacking over time and am completely lost with python. This does not matter much because the choice should be made on technical merits. Deciding to change build system because of the personal language preferences of a few people is not good planning. JMarc
