Patching php port

[Jeremy Chadwick]

On Wed, Oct 01, 2008 at 01:14:03PM +0100, Tamar Lea wrote:
> Thanks for your reply, Jeremy. I now understand why it didn't work, but I
> have absolutely no idea how to edit configure.in. I have only just figured
> out what my patch is doing today. I think it would be easier to tell the
> makefile to modify configure after the autoconf, but I don't know how to do
> that either. This is the patch I wish to apply:

Welcome to the pains of the GNU autotools!  Here's what you'll need:

http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/html_node/index.html

You should be able to examine the configure.in file and "reverse
engineer" how to accomplish what you need.  Remember: it's just a mix of
sh, m4, and macros.  Don't let it diminish your morale.  :-)

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