Fw: Re: autoconf for xfce from cvs

[Ted Ozolins]

On Thursday 18 July 2002 05:49, Collins wrote:
> This one's for Ted.  As you can read below, you can try using
> ./configure instead of ./autogen.sh.  Let us know if this helps.
>
> Note: Olivier is the primary xfce developer.

>
> Collins,
>
> I agree this is a major pain. We have to use autoconf 2.5x because we
> need some of the functionalities that aren't present in previous
> version.
>
> Unfortunately, it's not backward compatible.
>
> However, the problem arise with the CVS, since otherwise there should
> be
> no need to use autogen.sh and recreate the configure script.
>
> The best would be to wait for the next stable release. Or maybe simply
> use ./configure that comes with the CVS anyway.
>
> Cheers,
> Olivier.

We decided to go for the autoconf, automake and libtool upgrade. All went well 
and now that machine is running XFCE. Thank you for your time Collins, its 
appreciated.

-- 
Ted Ozolins (VE7TVO)
Westbank, B. C.