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Re: automake parallel install
>>>>> "Akim" == Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr> writes:
Tom> Actually, I'm in favor of this. There are some barriers to doing
Tom> it, but nothing very hard. I don't think we'll do it with the
Tom> next release though.
Akim> I'm afraid it would become unmaintainable, with no means to really
Akim> step forward. The dependencies between one and the other are due to
Akim> history: there was no means for Automake to be independent of
Akim> Autoconf: it had to know the Autoconf macros. It no longer does: as
Akim> soon as --trace support is enabled, Automake becomes Autoconf
Akim> independent (well, of course it needs 2.5x).
I think that's only true as long as automake doesn't need to know
about new autoconf facilities, or use new facilities in its own
macros. I suspect in the long run it may be simpler for us to merge.
That said, I think a "wait and see" approach is sensible.
Tom