Re: What version of autoconf is required for automake-1.4f?

[Gary V . Vaughan]

On Friday 22 June 2001 11:40 am, Clark Rawlins wrote:
> Is autoconf (v 2.13) installed in /usr compatible with
> automake [[1.4f]] installed in /usr/local?

Technically: yes.

However, installing the autotools into different $prefix'es can lead to 
complications (if a package tries to install some autoconf macros into 
$prefix/aclocal for example -- where do they go, and will automake be able to 
find them?).

Cheers,
        Gary.
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