[Python-Dev] cpython (3.1): - rename configure.in to configure.ac

Thu Mar 15 17:33:57 CET 2012

On 15.03.2012 11:31, Antoine Pitrou wrote:
> On 2012年3月14日 23:27:24 +0100
> matthias.klose<python-checkins at python.org> wrote:
>> http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/55ab7a272f0a
>> changeset: 75659:55ab7a272f0a
>> branch: 3.1
>> parent: 75199:df3b2b5db900
>> user: Matthias Klose<doko at ubuntu.com>
>> date: Wed Mar 14 23:10:15 2012 +0100
>> summary:
>> - rename configure.in to configure.ac
>> - change references from configure.in to configure.ac
>> What's the rationale for this change? There doesn't seem to be an issue
> number.

autoconf files up to 2.13 have the .in extension, autoconf files for 2.50 and 
newer the .ac extension. This is a no change, except for having autoconf2.13 
installed, and the autoconf then failing.