macros: Changes to 'master'

[Gaetan Nadon]

On Wed, 2011-06-01 at 14:34 +0200, Mark Kettenis wrote:

> > From: Gaetan Nadon <memsize at videotron.ca>
> > Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2011 07:42:32 -0400
> > 
> > > AC_LANG_DEFINES_PROVIDED seems to be only in newer, GPLv3, versions of au=
> > toconf ... is there a way around this?
> > 
> > I looked at it yesterday, using AC_LANG_SOURCE should be the right thing
> > to do (some examples in the server). I can submit a patch later today if
> > no one else beats me to it. You can reset macros a couple of commits
> > back to get the build going.
> > 
> > Not related to this problem. but can you elaborate on the issue of GPLv3
> > of autoconf?
> 
> Many people object to the version 3 of the GPL.  This includes
> companies like Apple, projects like FreeBSD and OpenBSD, the primary
> author of the Linux kernel, etc. etc, each for their own reason.  My
> personal reason is that I don't understand the license anymore.  GPLv2
> is written in normal language; GPLv3 is full of lawyer speak.

Thanks, I had not come across any reading on that yet. It looks like a
serious issue.

> 
> > We won't be able to remain at the current 2.60 for ever.
> 
> Why not?  2.60 comes with a reasonable complete set of macros.  And
> you can always write your own macros instead of adopting ones only
> available under GPLv3.

So as long as it is available, nothing in principle prevent its use. 

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