[mapserver-dev] configure in repository

[Frank Warmerdam]

strk wrote:
> Hi all,
> is it intentional for 'configure' script to be in
> the repository ? I ask `cause I'm trying to fix
> a linking problem (see ticket #3316) but found
> the current configure.in not resulting in a correct
> 'configure' after an 'autoconf' run.
> 
> The usual way to go is only having 'configure.in'
> in the repository and providing an 'autogen.sh'
> script checking compatibility of generator tools
> and running them in the correct order...

Strk,

It is intentional.  It ensures that folks without the exactly matching
version of autoconf and related stuff that work properly for MapServer
can still build from SVN.

A curse on autogen.sh - leave my mapserver alone!

Ahem, I mean, that's just my opinion.

Best regards,
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