Re: user upgrade path for renamed macros

[Reuben Thomas]

2009/8/10 Peter Simons <address@hidden>:
> Yes, that makes perfect sense. The obsolete macros should feature an
> AU_ALIAS call that points users to the new macro name. From the looks of it,
> it shouldn't be too hard to add an appropriate line to all obsolete macros
> in the repository. We could probably use sed(1) to serach-and-replace the
> corresponding calls to AC_DEFUN.
>
> If you're interested in making that change (or rather, in writing a script
> that automates those that changes), I'd be delighted.

I am unclear after reading the docs precisely how AU_ALIAS should be
used, or where. If you can enlighten me I'll happily do this.

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