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Stefan Monnier wrote:

> when I do "./configure --with-ns" on my Debian testing machine, it hangs
> on "checking for working mktime..." for a minute, and finally concludes
> that mktime is not working.

It's some AC_FUNC_MKTIME/gcc thing. Eg:

http://lists.debian.org/debian-gcc/2008/03/msg00261.html

I noticed Andreas applied some manual configure tweak in rev 1.277.