bug#29178: Failure to build automake > 11

[Mathieu Lirzin]

Hello,

carl hansen <address@hidden> writes:

> On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 12:45 PM, Thomas Koenig <address@hidden> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> in trying to narrow down a build failure of gcc, see
>>
>> https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=82856
>>
>> I tried to build a newer version of automake than 1-11.6
>> (which gcc is currently locked at). All builds failed with
>>
>>   GEN      doc/automake-1.13.1
>
>
> your bug is only with recent versions of perl which require stricter quoting.
>
> latest automake is 1.15.1
> Why they don't get with the program is beyond me.

This quoting issue has only been fixed since Automake 1.15.1, so using
Automake with Perl 26 requires at least that Automake version.

If help is needed on GCC side to support newer version of Automake, feel
free to ask <address@hidden> for help.

Thanks.

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Mathieu Lirzin
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