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[Python-Dev] cpython (3.1): - rename configure.in to configure.ac

Georg Brandl g.brandl at gmx.net
Thu Mar 15 18:49:10 CET 2012 
On 15.03.2012 17:33, Matthias Klose wrote:
> On 15.03.2012 11:31, Antoine Pitrou wrote:
>>  On Wed, 14 Mar 2012 23:27:24 +0100
>>  matthias.klose<python-checkins at python.org>   wrote:
>>>  http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/55ab7a272f0a
>>>  changeset:   75659:55ab7a272f0a
>>>  branch:      3.1
>>>  parent:      75199:df3b2b5db900
>>>  user:        Matthias Klose<doko at ubuntu.com>
>>>  date:        Wed Mar 14 23:10:15 2012 +0100
>>>  summary:
>>>     - rename configure.in to configure.ac
>>>  - change references from configure.in to configure.ac
>>
>>  What's the rationale for this change? There doesn't seem to be an issue
>>  number.
>
> autoconf files up to 2.13 have the .in extension, autoconf files for 2.50 and
> newer the .ac extension.  This is a no change, except for having autoconf2.13
> installed, and the autoconf then failing.

Not sure it belongs in 3.1 though.

Georg
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