New libtool maintainer: request for feedback

2021-10-24 Thread Alex Ameen
Howdy, I just wanted to reach out and connect with y'all to introduce myself and hopefully map out patches to `libtool' to improve integration with `autoconf'. I was recently added as the new maintainer of `libtool' and plan to extend its support for "modern" ELF shared objects. I am also aw

Re: New libtool maintainer: request for feedback

2021-10-24 Thread Zack Weinberg
On Sun, Oct 24, 2021, at 4:33 PM, Alex Ameen wrote: > Howdy, > > I just wanted to reach out and connect with y'all to introduce myself > and hopefully map out patches to `libtool' to improve integration with > `autoconf'. Welcome aboard! I am delighted to hear that libtool is being maintained a

Re: New libtool maintainer: request for feedback

2021-10-24 Thread Alex Ameen
Thanks for the feedback. I completely agree about using `AC_CONFIG_COMMANDS', and actually in my patch where I have been creating `ltmain.in' with `autom4te' + `m4sugar' that is exactly what I did to make any changes synchronize into `gnulib' modules for example ( some minor patches to libtool