[Nix-dev] [***SPAM***] Re: [Nix-commits] [NixOS/nixpkgs] 9ca3cc: automake-1.11.x: update to version 1.11.6

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hi,

Eelco Dolstra <eelco.dolstra at logicblox.com> skribis:

> We should probably test Autoconf/Automake updates in a separate branch + Hydra
> jobset, since there really is no such thing as a "minor" update when it comes to
> Autoconf/Automake :-(

Even if were true, I really think it doesn’t matter, since packages
usually have no good reason to depend on them.

The real fix is for ‘mountall’ to not depend on it.

Take this patch (the one that justifies the dependency):

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It can be trivially avoided by setting PLYMOUTH_CFLAGS and
PLYMOUTH_LIBS.  ‘./configure --help’ is your friend.  :-)

Thanks,
Ludo’.