Subject: Re: bug#15949: Apparently out-of-date warning

From: Reuben Thomas <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2013 20:36:09 +0000

On 26 December 2013 15:39, Stefano Lattarini <[email-masked]>wrote:

>
> But AM_PROG_AR truly does not define $RANLIB itself.  Perhaps you are
> using libtool and calling AC_PROG_LIBTOOL or LT_INIT?

Probably. So, how about changing the sentence from "should" to "may need",
or  is there some reason why AM_PROG_AR cannot AC_REQUIRE ranlib so that
the sentence can be deleted and no action is necessary?