GNU bug report logs - #31728
Automake and AM_WITH_DMALLOC; endorsing proprietary software?

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Message #20 received at 31728 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Karl Berry <karl <at> freefriends.org>
To: vapier <at> gentoo.org
Cc: 31728 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#31728: [PATCH] dmalloc: mark macro as obsolete
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2022 16:15:06 -0700

To me, the question is, does the current AM_WITH_DMALLOC actually work?
Or not?  If it does, I see no reason to have it issue a warning, and
thus annoy anyone who has it in their configure.ac, where it is
presumably residing harmlessly.

I agree it does not "fit with Automake's mission", and wouldn't want to
add any similar macros, but to me that's not enough reason to
"deprecate" something that's been part of Automake for so long.

I feel strongly that the macro should never be deleted, useless though
it may be(come). -k

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