make autogen.sh read used autoconf version from AUTOCONF environment variable

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#57 make autogen.sh read used autoconf version from AUTOCONF environment variable

Milestone: Next_Release_(example)

Status: closed

Owner: nobody

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Priority: 5

Updated: 2015-05-25

Created: 2015-05-23

Creator: Kalle Richter

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in order to handle multiple autoconf installation on the build system (which are quite common) it'd be useful to make ./autogen.sh read the version to be used from an environment variable.

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Olivier Rolland - 2015-05-25

The environment variable is REQUIRED_AUTORECONF_VERSION.

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Olivier Rolland - 2015-05-25

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Kalle Richter - 2015-05-25

Is it really suitable that I as a user of the software overwrite REQUIRED_AUTORECONF_VERSION? It should only be touched by a developer, right? If not, please add this info to INSTALL or HACKING.

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