Re: 2.54 and 1.7

[Paul Eggert]

> From: Akim Demaille <address@hidden>
> Date: 01 Aug 2002 14:30:08 +0200
> 
> Nervertheless, the rest of the patch is fine: it helps us moving
> toward the Autoconf native replacement of aclocal (which must go away
> from Automake).
> 
> So, my proposal is:
> 
> 1. disable this ``feature''

By "disable" do you mean disable it by default, or the more drastic
step of removing the feature entirely?  E.g., would the following code
patch be enough for now?  (I assume the doc would have to change a bit
too.)

--- configure.ac        2002-07-19 00:43:25.000000000 -0700
+++ /tmp/configure.ac   2002-08-01 07:27:31.469277942 -0700
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([site-macro-dir],
   AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-site-macro-dir=DIR],
-    [use site macro directory DIR @<:@DATADIR/autoconf/site_macros@:>@]),
+    [use site macro directory DIR @<:no@:>@]),
   ,
-  [enable_site_macro_dir='${datadir}/autoconf/site_macros'])
+  [enable_site_macro_dir=no])
 AC_SUBST([SITE_MACRO_DIR], "${enable_site_macro_dir}")
 
 # Initialize the test suite and build position independent wrappers.


> 2. release 2.53c asap
> 3. release 1.6d asap
> 4. wait
> 5. release 2.54 and 1.7 (end of august or septembre)
> 6. as soon as possible replace aclocal
> 7. fix 2.54 and 1.7 bugs
> 8. release 2.55 and 1.8
> 
> 2.55 and 1.8 will free us once for all from aclocal issues.
> 
> What do you people think?

Sounds good to me.