Re: [bug-gnu-libiconv] [PATCH 1/1] drop out versions from autotools programs

[Bruno Haible]

Petr Ovtchenkov wrote:
> diff --git a/Makefile.devel b/Makefile.devel
> index dfdcbdd..129cd5e 100644
> --- a/Makefile.devel
> +++ b/Makefile.devel
> @@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
>  
>  SHELL = /bin/sh
>  MAKE = make
> -AUTOCONF = autoconf-2.69
> -AUTOHEADER = autoheader-2.69
> -AUTOMAKE = automake-1.16
> -ACLOCAL = aclocal-1.16
> +AUTOCONF = autoconf
> +AUTOHEADER = autoheader
> +AUTOMAKE = automake
> +ACLOCAL = aclocal
>  GPERF = gperf
>  CC = gcc -Wall
>  CFLAGS = -O
> 

Would you be able to write this in a way that uses 'autoconf-2.69' if that 
exists,
otherwise 'autoconf' if that exists and is of version 2.69, or otherwise give
an error message?

Makefile.devel can use GNU make syntax.

Bruno