Re: Release next week?

[Akim Demaille]

>>>>> "Alexandre" == Alexandre Oliva <address@hidden> writes:

Alexandre> On Apr 10, 2001, Akim Demaille <address@hidden> wrote:
>> I'd like autom4te to be written in Perl, i.e., starting from 2.51,
>> Autoconf will require Perl, and the same Perl as Automake.

Alexandre> I hate Perl.  Really.  I mean it.

I hate it less than I used to, but it is still definitely not my
favorite.  I like it much more than sh though (both Bourne sh, and
modern versions such as Zsh and Bash).

Alexandre> I'd much rather go for Python or some other readable
Alexandre> scripting language.

Honestly, I didn't even mention Python because I think it is too
strong a required as opposed to Perl.  But if Python is accepted, I'd
be happy to learn it and use it for Autoconf.

I don't know if Guile is a serious candidate.

But really, let's bury sh.

So?  Let's give a try to Python?  Move to Perl 5.5?  Other?