Revert to "configure.in" in the history, since

"configure.ac" wasn't used in the past, and in any case it is
probably a good idea to preserve this section verbatim.
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Steven G. Johnson 2001-04-10 03:17:30 +00:00
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I considered using an architecture similar to that of Cygnus
@code{configure}, where there is a single @code{configure} script that
reads pieces of @file{configure.ac} when run. But I didn't want to have
reads pieces of @file{configure.in} when run. But I didn't want to have
to distribute all of the feature tests with every package, so I settled
on having a different @code{configure} made from each
@file{configure.ac} by a preprocessor. That approach also offered more
@file{configure.in} by a preprocessor. That approach also offered more
control and flexibility.
I looked briefly into using the Metaconfig package, by Larry Wall,