On Fri, Jun 09, 2006 at 05:15:36PM +0200, Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote: > Helge Hafting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > | $ ./autogen.sh > | Using automake (GNU automake) 1.9.6 > | Using autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.59d > | This autoconf version is not supported by LyX. > | LyX only supports autoconf 2.5[2-9]. > | > | $ autoconf --version > | autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.59d > | > | Hm. LyX only supports 2.5[2-9], this is a 2.59 variety > | and still it isn't accepted. A bad test, or is > | autoconf 2.59d really too different from autoconf 2.59 ? > > Where did you get it from? > (a retorical question really) > > If you use test software, you must expect to make changes to the apps > you want to build. In this cases you have to add a 'd' or '*' to > autogen.sh
Given that newer software should guarantee backward compatibility, you should also guarantee that it can be used with LyX. Be it test or production software. -- Enrico
