Hi Respond,
>>> "Respond" == Respond To List Only <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Respond> Let me preface this with the comment that, although it
Respond> may lok like I'm ranting on some small issue that
Respond> suddenly pushed me into a fit of rage, I'm actually
Respond> sanely trying to rais
On Thu, Aug 01, 2002 at 11:48:00AM -0400, Respond To List Only wrote:
> So, one comparison function for Automake, one for OpenSSL, one for the
> next program, one for the next program... Again, creating upstream
> problems for downstream users.
Emphatically agreed.
> > # For the purpose of orde
Let me preface this with the comment that, although it may lok like I'm
ranting on some small issue that suddenly pushed me into a fit of rage,
I'm actually sanely trying to raise points that I feel were not
considered dutring the lifespan of automake and other projects. Please
don't be insulted
>>> "Respond" == Respond To List Only <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Respond> ...and how *is* the logic for 1.6b compared to 1.6.3 ? Is that like
Respond> 1.(6.2).0 > 1.6.3 ?
Here is how this logic is documented in the source.
(Automake contains a comparison function for its version numbers,
may
Alexandre;
Just want to steal the soapbox here to point out that "1.6b" is more
difficult for automated systems to deal with than "1.6.2". Consider the
logic to determine whether 1.4-p4 is greater than 1.4.2 or 1.5.
> ... works with 1.6.3 but doesn't with 1.6b. ...
...and how *is* the logic
>>> "Bob" == Bob Ham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[...]
Bob> Any idea when 1.7 will be released (roughly, obviously; I
Bob> mean, months? weeks? days?) I've got a build tree in a
Bob> cvs that uses cvs automake. It's waiting for 1.7 until
Bob> it's committed :)
CVS Automake needs Autocon
On Sun, 2002-07-28 at 20:17, Alexandre Duret-Lutz wrote:
> If you have some time, please try it on your package and report any
> issue you encounter. Especially, please shout loud if your package
> works with 1.6.3 but doesn't with 1.6b. (It'll better for everybody
> if we can fix compatibility
Here is a snapshot of the current development version of Automake,
in case you want to get a grasp of what Automake 1.7 will look like.
The NEWS entry is appended.
If you have some time, please try it on your package and report any
issue you encounter. Especially, please shout loud if your packa
