Re: Auto update of config.[guess|sub]

[John D. Burger]

Hello -

I find it unsettling to have duplicate (at best) versions of things like
config.guess, config.sub, and install-sh in multiple CVS archives, so I
would like to have my "make dist" copy them in, preferably using the
autotools.

As far as I can tell, however, achieving this seems to presuppose the
use of automake, which I don't use (yet).  I had hopes for "autoreconf
--install", but this gives me lots of complaints about missing AM
macros.  I even tried to fool automake, so I could use "--add-missing",
but it saw right through me (but see disclaimer below).

I understand that the autotools are, increasingly, designed to be used
together, but autoconf is extremely useful all by itself.  Thus it sees
odd to me that automatic installation of config.guess and friends is
supported by the other autotools, but not autoconf.

Of course, I may have missed some obvious way to get what I want without
actually adopting the use of automake in my project - enlightenment is
hereby requested.

Thanks!

- John Burger
  MITRE