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On 16 September 2015 at 22:49, Roland Lutz <rlutz AT hedmen DOT org> wrote:

> Given that this had worked flawlessly, is there even a reason for an
> "autogen.sh" script nowadays?  Or could we just replace it with an
> "autoreconf -if" invocation?



Based on my experience from other projects, if an 'autogen.sh' exist, I
will always run that script. I have always assumed that this is the
build-from-source starting point as seen by the developers. Tar-balls
usually come with a working 'configure' script, but that is seldom the case
for pristine source checkouts.

'autoreconf -if' is a command you have to know about. It isn't shining as
an executable file after a ls -l like autogen.sh is. If 'autoreconf -if'
will work in 'any' project based on autoconf, I will probably have to
rethink my default habit when entering the source of an unknown project.

I see autogen.sh as an explicit starting point for new people entering the
source.

-- 
Svenn

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">=
On 16 September 2015 at 22:49, Roland Lutz <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D=
"mailto:rlutz AT hedmen DOT org" target=3D"_blank">rlutz AT hedmen DOT org</a>&gt;</span>=
 wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bor=
der-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Given that this had worked flawle=
ssly, is there even a reason for an &quot;autogen.sh&quot; script nowadays?=
=C2=A0 Or could we just replace it with an &quot;autoreconf -if&quot; invoc=
ation?</blockquote></div><br><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">Based on =
my experience from other projects, if an &#39;autogen.sh&#39; exist, I will=
 always run that script. I have always assumed that this is the build-from-=
source starting point as seen by the developers. Tar-balls usually come wit=
h a working &#39;configure&#39; script, but that is seldom the case for pri=
stine source checkouts.<br><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">&#39;autore=
conf -if&#39; is a command you have to know about. It isn&#39;t shining as =
an executable file after a ls -l like autogen.sh is. If &#39;autoreconf -if=
&#39; will work in &#39;any&#39; project based on autoconf, I will probably=
 have to rethink my default habit when entering the source of an unknown pr=
oject.<br><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">I see autogen.sh as an expli=
cit starting point for new people entering the source.<br></div><br>-- <br>=
<div class=3D"gmail_signature">Svenn</div></div>

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