Re: Using automake to install config.sub and config.guess

[William S Fulton <wsf at fultondesigns dot co dot uk>]

Alexandre Duret-Lutz wrote:

> > > > "William" == William S Fulton <wsf@fultondesigns.co.uk> writes:
>
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>  William> We are using AC_CANONICAL_HOST which requires config.sub and
>  William> config.guess. We'd like to pick these files up from automake which
>  William> regularly updates these on each automake release. We are using
>  William> automake but not libtool so can't use libtoolize which is able to
>  William> install them. Also
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>  William> automake --add-missing --copy --force-missing
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> There is a fix for this bug in CVS.  Automake 1.9.1 will update
> these files on such incantation.
Okay that's great. If anyone can think of a work around I would love to hear it 
as creating a dependency on a later version of Automake isn't particularly 
practical right now. I guess I'm going to have to check these files into cvs 
though as the workaround.

Cheers
William