Re: Modernizing autotools and assuming C89 C library

["Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide" <arne_bab@web.de>]

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Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> writes:

> Hi Mike,
>
> Mike Gran <spk121@yahoo.com> skribis:
>
>> On Thu, Sep 15, 2022 at 10:20:26PM -0700, Mike Gran wrote:
>>> I pushed a git branch: wip-modernize-autotools.
>>> 
>>> It removes some obsolete tests by presuming we at least have a
>>> C89-compliant C library. It also uses LT_INIT for libtool, and removes
>>> some macros that autoconf has deprecated.
…
>> I know patches like this are unlikely to spark enthusiasm
>> or review because it is autotools, but, I think presuming a C89
>> C library is a safe bet.
>
> No no, I actually find it quite exciting!  :-)

Same here! I tried many different build tools over the past years, and I
was surprised to find that autotools turned out to be the best choice
when the my projects did not exactly match widespread patterns.

Autotools are one of the few tools that actually solved bootstrapping,
and improvements in autotools provide huge benefits throughout the free
software toolchain.

So please forgive my non-technical post, and thank you very much for
your work!

Best wishes,
Arne
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