Re: on the way of doing the alpha release

[Paul Eggert]

Ralf Wildenhues <address@hidden> writes:

> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autoconf-patches/2006-04/msg00045.html
> will be the single largest source of subtle errors stemming from users'
> or third-party macros, in packages using C99 or C++, or users trying to
> compiler some C sources with a C++ compiler.  For example, to account
> for the latter, gnulib macros would need several changes.

I am gradually giving up on supporting the compilation of C packages
with a C++ compiler.  (I just this week gave up on this with the regex
package of gnulib.)  It's not worth the aggravation.

Support for C99 and C++ packages is a bigger deal, though.  I wish
there were a better way out of this mess.

> Should we try to scan the arguments of AC_LANG_PROGRAM and friends

I wouldn't bother.

> In any case, this needs prominent mention this in the release
> announcement (additionally to the NEWS excerpt).

Yes, that sounds right.