Cleanup initialization of configure process
Individual changes:
1. Cleanup directory handling in STEPMAKE_INIT
Get rid of code which configures the Stepmake package, that hasn't been supported for a long time.
Replace $ugh_ugh_autoconf250_builddir by $ac_pwd and @abs_builddi@. I think the latter is actually more correct, but $ac_abs_builddir not available when executing configure.
Replace hacks around $srcdir and @srcdir@ by predefined variables.
Drop unused MICRO_VERSION
Call AC_INIT correctly with all parameters
Version information via m4_esyscmd() by David K.
Take information from VERSION
http://codereview.appspot.com/549350043
Diff:
Passes make, make test-baseline and a full make doc.
Patch on countdown for Jan 14th
This has been counted down - but I cannot tell for sure if this has been agreed by all of the Devs involved. If it has please push, if not can you update the Tracker/Rietveld?
I think the updated version has, at least I'm using the solution provided by @dakas.
Workaround for read-only source directories
http://codereview.appspot.com/549350043
Use m4_esyscmd_s + echo without -n
http://codereview.appspot.com/549350043
Passes make, make test-baseline and a full make doc.
Patch on countdown for Jan 21st.
Patch counted down - please push.
pushed to staging as