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tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, KAM_NUMSUBJECT, MSGID_FROM_MTA_HEADER, NICE_REPLY_A, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2, SPF_HELO_PASS, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: cygwin-apps@cygwin.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Cygwin package maintainer discussion list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2021 20:16:12 -0000 [Redirected from the cygwin list, https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2021-December/250149.html] On 12/7/2021 3:08 PM, Ken Brown wrote: > On 12/5/2021 3:50 AM, Achim Gratz wrote: >> Autoconf upstream has stated that the 2.7x releases are not fully >> backwards compatible.  Cygwin therefore chose to provide a new >> autoconf2.7 package (keeping autoconf2.5 available) and modifying the >> wrapper script to allow packaging systems to set WANT_AUTOCONF=2.7 to >> select a newer autoconf version.  The default (when no explicit >> WANT_AUTOCONF is set) is still "2.5", which selects autoconf version >> 2.69 on Cygwin. > > As you explained on IRC earlier today, what you meant is that the default for > packages built via cygport is still 2.5. > >> The default will change to "2.7" after some period of >> testing. >> >> Cygwin package maintainers are encouraged to set WANT_AUTOCONF=2.7 in >> their cygport configuration or in individual cygport files in order to >> check for regressions. I wonder if it would be better to make the default 2.7 in order to more strongly encourage maintainers to try the latter. They can always set WANT_AUTOCONF=2.5 if they can't make it work. But I would bet that most difficulties that arise have already been found and fixed by Fedora. Ken