AC_CANONICAL_* && *_triplet

[Derek R. Price]

Is there a good reason that Automake renames the three variables set by
AC_CANONICAL_* ('build', 'host', & 'target') to 'build_triplet', 'host_triplet',
& 'target_triplet'?

Because using the current traces design, 'build', 'host', & 'target' would be
substituted automatically, allowing removal/simplification of some code once AC
2.13 is no longer supported, if the rename was unnecessary.  This would include
removal of the following FIXME comment and associated code:

    # Generate some useful variables when AC_CANONICAL_* used.  FIXME:
    # this should use generic %configure_vars method.

Derek

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