Hi, > However, if I left it to the source package to run autoconf by itself > weach time it is build, it could slide into unbuildability _without me > or anybody else noticing_ before it is too late and we have > not-buildable-anymore code sitting around in the archive, and most > likely even in testing. IMO, it should be the other way around; it will slide into unbuildability without anybody noticing if we don't auto-generate using autoconf and automake. People do rebuild Debian packages regularly. By autogenerating autoconf/automake data at build time it is possible to ensure that users can edit configure.ac and Makefile.am safely. It will better serve users to notice autoconf/automake incompatibility earlier than when trying to modify the source. The current practice and trend is going the other way, but I strongly recommend for using autoconf/automake in build scripts. regards, junichi
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