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Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 13:45:11 +0200
To: Jani Taskinen <sniper@iki.fi>
Cc: Jon Parise <jon@php.net>, internals@lists.php.net
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Build system support for stock FreeBSD autoconf ports
From: neuhauser@sigpipe.cz (Roman Neuhauser)

# sniper@iki.fi / 2005-03-29 11:11:27 +0300:
> On Sun, 27 Mar 2005, Jon Parise wrote:
> 
> >The attached patch allows PHP's build system to recognize FreeBSD's
> >"versioned" autoconf ports without the need for system-level symlinks
> >or similar aliasing.  It uses 'shtool path' to (attempt to) locate the
> >appropriate autoconf / autoheader executable.
> 
>     I added such patch once but Sebastian got some problems with
>     it so it was reverted. And I don't want to add this patch
>     either unless there is very good reason to do so.

    It would be interesting to know what the problems were so that
    they could be ironed out.

>     And finally: Common users should NEVER EVER run buildconf.

    But why make hacking PHP harder?

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