Re: present but cannot be compiled

[Akim Demaille]

 > On Mon, 17 Nov 2003, Akim Demaille wrote:
 >> Thanks for the bug report!
 >> 
 >> Contrary to the message reported by ./configure, this is not a bug in
 >> Autoconf, but the result of a recent incompatible change in Autoconf
 >> that is likely to require the package's configure.ac to be updated.
 >> Please, first make sure you are trying the most recent version of that
 >> package, then, if you are, send all this message (including your
 >> output attached) to the bug list (or the authors) of the package you
 >> were trying to configure.

 > Why does Autoconf ask people to report it to bug-autoconf ?
 > What about changing the misleading message if it hasn't already
 > been done ?

This is the simple result of propagation: you used a script generated
before the change was made.