[Python-Dev] autoconf version (Was: What does this mean?)

[Benjamin Peterson]

On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 5:22 AM, "Martin v. Löwis" <martin at v.loewis.de> wrote:
>>> I should point out that it is 'M'odified in my sandbox, but I just ran
>>> autoconf (v2.63) to recreate it from a modified configure.in.
>>
>> Happens for me too. I investigated a bit and found that autoconf inserts a
>> literal \r, i.e. chr(13), into the generated configure, and that trips up
>> svn. It occurs at the definition of "ac_cr".
>>
>> I've since always asked Benjamin regenerate configure, who seems to have
>> a setup where ac_cr isn't inserted into the generated file.
>
> For that very reason, we should continue to use autoconf 2.61. Not sure
> why Benjamin put in the comment that 2.63 is being used. If you look at
> the configure files that Benjamin has checked in, you'll notice that he
> has been using 2.61.

I've been trying to find an autoconf that works with all my projects,
so when I wrote, that I may have been using 1.63. Anyway, I've updated
the comment to say 1.61.



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Cheers,
Benjamin Peterson
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