Re: Why can't macros be added to autoconf so aclocal **unnecessary**?

[Guido Draheim]

learn about autoreconf et al, and also learn about the
history by which autoconf and automake are independent
and they are not necessarily released in sync.

address@hidden schrieb:
> I'm reading the New Riders Autotools book page 23 and it
> says aclocal needs to "collect" some macros that autoconf
> cannot handle all by itself.
>
> Why can't these macros simply be added to autoconf???
>
> I'm still not clear why this is absolutely necessary
> by design.
>
> It makes the bootstrap a little more complicated and
>
> scares newbies.
>
> Chris