Re: Can't configure automake 1.9.2

[Karl Schmitz]

> >>> "Karl" == Karl Schmitz <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> [...]
> 
>  Karl> checking whether autoconf is recent enough... no
>  Karl> configure: error: Autoconf 2.58 or better is required.
> 
>  Karl> I consider this a severe bug. 
> 
> It's not.  The automake and aclocal scripts, which you are about
> to build, do need a recent version of autoconf in order to run.
> It's a prerequisite.
> 
>  Karl> In my opinion, the configure script should instead assume
>  Karl> that autoconf is missing (like it would have if autoconf
>  Karl> hadn't been installed at all!), 
> 
> You cannot install automake if autoconf is missing either.
> 
>  Karl> because it isn't necessary to run autoconf in order to
>  Karl> configure a package, isn't it?
> 
> That's right.  But automake need autoconf later when you run it,
> so we check that prerequisite at configure-time.
> -- 
> Alexandre Duret-Lutz

I still consider this behaviour a bug. What you talk about in your response
is RUN
time, not build time. Why don't you check prerequisites for earnest in the
`install:' target; at least THAT would make sense to me ...

Best regards,

Karl Schmitz

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