GNU bug report logs - #68464
30.0.50; autogen.sh creating modified files in build-aux with Autoconf 2.72

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Message #28 received at 68464 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Pierre Téchoueyres <pierre.techoueyres <at> free.fr>,
 Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: gerd.moellmann <at> gmail.com, 68464 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, schwab <at> linux-m68k.org
Subject: Re: bug#68464: 30.0.50; autogen.sh creating modified files in
 build-aux with Autoconf 2.72
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2024 11:55:16 +0200

> From: Pierre Téchoueyres <pierre.techoueyres <at> free.fr>
> Cc: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>,  gerd.moellmann <at> gmail.com,
>   68464 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2024 21:24:37 +0100
> 
> >> From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
> >> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>,  Gerd Möllmann
> >>  <gerd.moellmann <at> gmail.com>,
> >>   68464 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> >> Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2024 22:13:59 +0100
> >> 
> >> If you want to update config.sub and config.guess you should copy them
> >> verbatim from the config project, not edit them randomly.
> >
> > Right.  We don't maintain these files, so the changes, if they are
> > needed, should be submitted to their upstream.
> >
> 
> So, I've used the latest ones availables on https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/config.git/
> And updated the patch consequently.
> 
> This should prevent their overwritting by autoreconf.

Thanks.

Paul, is this version okay to install on our master branch?

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