Re: [Quickfix-developers] Updated include paths

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Alex:

>Will you be able to install newer autotools versions on your build
>machines in the foreseeable future?

PFMJI, but I took Oren's point to mean not that the build machines are
outdated, but rather that each build machine is configured to mimic a
certain supported environment for QuickFIX. QF is meant to be
cross-platform and to support this, some things that are appropriate for
one environment might not be in another. the .in option sounds like it is
the most portable.

I have been somewhat out of the loop, but my read is that Oren prefers that
version on the box to make sure QF will work with it. (Oren please correct
me if I am wrong). I know that the build machines were set up to be
canonical, so my guess is that we would only update the boxes if the new
version would work in all of the environments (rather than support .ac for
some and .in for others). That said, I think the more appropriate question
is:

"Can the newer autotools version be used in all of the supported
environments?" -- at least that is what would decide whether the build
machines would be updated -- otherwise we would just be adding to the
maintenance burden, breaking portability, or both.

Best,
Bill

William E. Caputo
ThoughtWorks, Inc.
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