From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.7 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_INVALID, DKIM_SIGNED,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,HTML_MESSAGE, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H4,RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL,SPF_HELO_PASS, SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DD86D1F4B4 for ; Sun, 20 Dec 2020 17:49:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:34246 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kr2pc-0002qG-JR for normalperson@yhbt.net; Sun, 20 Dec 2020 12:49:20 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:59308) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kr2pL-0002ZM-EP; Sun, 20 Dec 2020 12:49:03 -0500 Received: from mailbackend.panix.com ([166.84.1.89]:15751) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kr2pK-0002yJ-0m; Sun, 20 Dec 2020 12:49:03 -0500 Received: from mail-ej1-f44.google.com (mail-ej1-f44.google.com [209.85.218.44]) by mailbackend.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4CzVTS69JVzb5S; Sun, 20 Dec 2020 12:49:00 -0500 (EST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=panix.com; s=panix; t=1608486540; bh=6JqfRhVKe6zZKTl2KWMY20V+WsDOEcXUMyzORrkeVB0=; h=References:In-Reply-To:From:Date:Subject:To:Cc; b=ZgdgAssv966bGnOxM3NV0zwx2Xc8ZuZr+PDcIhtHc5i7c9oLsnvYyPhSG2neRxEHB JAYiyTLTzV2it6rcbIRafteSe2eFweJ0/PdBbJxMD7fI7ubxtcLB63RgtW5gvS9Z2h 2crN2Dcdx4dQH19P7XgOZ+TfUIpB3YMyxNjIdWwY= Received: by mail-ej1-f44.google.com with SMTP id w1so10335614ejf.11; Sun, 20 Dec 2020 09:49:00 -0800 (PST) X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM5309N8lR2FOdF2a6MNjlWkzrES4rpUq3H88XH0BDtQbzKhtAD/Uj oO12M2UfmQsxmXnX+2D+F4OwjP9kCZvv4nRaXBA= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwt+WNgbumR7II+uik+6HPjUxPYQth51/oh8ug2IsL0cEdEM/53wn2xz8lUwpgPCy26pVUC5IJJ8UtWfc+rF/s= X-Received: by 2002:a17:906:a8f:: with SMTP id y15mr12384108ejf.552.1608486539975; Sun, 20 Dec 2020 09:48:59 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <2341614.bDMEWdF0VO@omega> In-Reply-To: From: Zack Weinberg Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2020 12:48:49 -0500 X-Gmail-Original-Message-ID: Message-ID: Subject: Re: Request to revert the C version change To: Ross Burton Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000d762b605b6e8f432" Received-SPF: pass client-ip=166.84.1.89; envelope-from=zackw@panix.com; helo=mailbackend.panix.com X-Spam_score_int: -43 X-Spam_score: -4.4 X-Spam_bar: ---- X-Spam_report: (-4.4 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, HTML_MESSAGE=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3=-0.01, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=-0.01, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: bug-gnulib@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: Gnulib discussion list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: Gnulib bugs , Autoconf , Bruno Haible Errors-To: bug-gnulib-bounces+normalperson=yhbt.net@gnu.org Sender: "bug-gnulib" --000000000000d762b605b6e8f432 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Sun, Dec 20, 2020 at 12:09 PM Zack Weinberg wrote: > I'm not happy about needing to kludge backward compatibility with the > older std-gnu11.m4 into autoconf 2.70.1 but I'm going to do it. It occurs to me that this would be less of a problem in the future if aclocal/autoreconf could update M4 files originally from gnulib and autoconf-archive. Obviously too late to help with this specific issue, but something to think about for the future. zw --000000000000d762b605b6e8f432 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On Sun, Dec 20, 2020 at 12:09 PM Zack Weinberg <zackw@panix.com> wrote:
I'm not happy about needing to kludge backward compatibility with the older std-gnu11.m4 into autoconf 2.70.1 but I'm going to do it.

It occurs to me that thi= s would be less of a problem in the=C2=A0future if aclocal/autoreconf could= update M4 files originally from gnulib and autoconf-archive. Obviously too= late to help with=C2=A0this specific issue, but something to think=C2=A0ab= out for=C2=A0the future.

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