correct version of the autoconf tools?

[Thomas Stüfe]

Hi David,

On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 11:35 AM, David Holmes <david.holmes at oracle.com>
wrote:

> Hi Thomas,
>
> On 19/12/2016 8:15 PM, Thomas Stüfe wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> What is the correct version of the autoconf tools to use when regenerating
>> generated-configure.sh?
>>
>
> Current checked-in hs and dev versions says
>
> # Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69 for OpenJDK jdk9.
>
>
> I am generating with autoconf 2.69 and get a number of diffs unrelated to
>> my change, among others:
>>
>> +  -runstatedir | --runstatedir | --runstatedi | --runstated \
>> +  | --runstate | --runstat | --runsta | --runst | --runs \
>>
>> etc. I see option runstatedir has been removed in "8166937: [Solaris]
>> Missing libjvm_db.so and libjvm_dtrace.so from JDK 9 b138". Was that
>> delibarate? Am I using the wrong autoconf?
>>
>> Or, asked another way, should I even care? When providing webrevs for
>> changes in m4 files, should I also provide an updated configure script?
>> And
>> if yes, should it only diff minimally?
>>
>
> You should include it in the webrev simply because it will be there
> anyway. But I never review it, only the .m4 changes.
>
>
Good to know.


> David
>


Thanks!
Thomas


>
> Thank you!
>>
>> Thomas
>>
>>