Re: Autotools update - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Autotools update
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Msg-id 200507021856.j62IuRM28678@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: Autotools update  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
Responses Re: Autotools update  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
Re: Autotools update  (Mark Kirkwood <markir@paradise.net.nz>)
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Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> > 'k, just checked, and we have the FreeBSD one installed, and always
> > have used in the in the past ... I can install the gnu-* one if you
> > think it will make a difference though, but I don't believe we've had
> > any problem reports on any of our past releases ... ?
> 
> I think it is the general understanding that we use GNU Autoconf, not 
> FreeBSD Autoconf, so the former is the one that should get used.  Also, 
> when the next person who is not using FreeBSD checks in a configure 
> update, we get useless diffs and divergences that we could happily do 
> without.

Does the FreeBSD one actually produce different output?  I don't
remember seeing any of that and I am not running FreeBSD.

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