autoconf update

[Dominic Fandrey]

On 17/09/2010 00:35, Anonymous wrote:
> Dominic Fandrey <kamikaze at bsdforen.de> writes:
> 
>> On 16/09/2010 19:17, Dmitry Marakasov wrote:
>>> * Dominic Fandrey (kamikaze at bsdforen.de) wrote:
>>>
>>>> Just out of curiosity, why a version bump because of a build
>>>> dependency?
>>>>
>>>> I don't think an autoconf update should have an effect on any
>>>> /running/ software but build systems. And I don't see how rebuilding
>>>> all the software improves it.
>>>>
>>>> This is not a criticism - I just think there is something I don't
>>>> understand and that worries me.
> 
> My guess is to uncover *early* build failures that exp-run didn't catch.
> Example is the breakage of databases/postgresql84-server + WITH_ICU.
> 
>>> I second the question. Revision bump seem absolutely unnecessary.
>>
>> There was the sweeping commit reason in another thread.
>>
> 
>> But I don't really think it would have been a sweeping commit if
>> it weren't for the version bump.
> 
> Did you forget that autoconf262 was removed?

I don't get it. I've been really dumb a couple of times lately.
Maybe that's it. So if you have the patience, explain it like you
would to a dumb person.

Regards

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