dropping autoconf dependency on imake

[Bernardo Innocenti]

Why does it need imake?  Can we get rid of it?

[John Kodis]

On Wed, Mar 28, 2007 at 12:21:14AM +0200, Bernardo Innocenti wrote:
> Why does [autoconf] need imake?  Can we get rid of it?
> From the autoconf info file:

The following macros check for operating system services or
    capabilities.

- Macro: AC_PATH_X
     Try to locate the X Window System include files and
     libraries.  If the user gave the command line options
     `--x-includes=DIR' and `--x-libraries=DIR', use those
     directories.  If either or both were not given, get the
     missing values by running `xmkmf' on a trivial `Imakefile'
     and examining the `Makefile' that it produces.  If that fails
     (such as if `xmkmf' is not present), look for the files in
     several directories where they often reside.  If either
     method is successful, set the shell variables `x_includes'
     and `x_libraries' to their locations, unless they are in
     directories the compiler searches by default.

[Miloslav Trmač]

[e-mail] napsal(a):
> On Wed, Mar 28, 2007 at 12:21:14AM +0200, Bernardo Innocenti wrote:
> > Why does [autoconf] need imake?  Can we get rid of it?
>  - Macro: AC_PATH_X
> Try to locate the X Window System include files and
> libraries.  If the user gave the command line options
> `--x-includes=DIR' and `--x-libraries=DIR', use those
> directories.  If either or both were not given, get the
> missing values by running `xmkmf' on a trivial `Imakefile'
> and examining the `Makefile' that it produces.

This means that the generated configure file needs imake, not that
autoconf needs imake.
    Mirek

[Patrice Dumas]

On Wed, Mar 28, 2007 at 04:24:22PM +0200, Miloslav Trmac wrote:
> [e-mail] napsal(a):
> > On Wed, Mar 28, 2007 at 12:21:14AM +0200, Bernardo Innocenti wrote:
> > > Why does [autoconf] need imake?  Can we get rid of it?
> >  - Macro: AC_PATH_X
> > Try to locate the X Window System include files and
> > libraries.  If the user gave the command line options
> > `--x-includes=DIR' and `--x-libraries=DIR', use those
> > directories.  If either or both were not given, get the
> > missing values by running `xmkmf' on a trivial `Imakefile'
> > and examining the `Makefile' that it produces.
>
> This means that the generated configure file needs imake, not that
> autoconf needs imake.

Indeed. Maybe it was needed for the tests? I'll reopen the merge review
bug.

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Pat