Re: [Bug-gnulib] making it easier to import from gnulib

[Bruno Haible]

Paul Eggert writes:
> m4 should be a powerful enough language that you can
> easily generate the other tiny files that you need from it

Hmm, my gut feeling is that m4 doesn't have the right kind of string
processing abilities for this. But:

> So for starters I'd rather maintain the module files by hand, or at
> least be able to easily fix things by hand, rather than trust a new
> gnulibize command right off the bat.  ...  So if there's
> just one file that contains the metainformation for a module, it will
> make things easier for me to make a transition to the new system.

This is indeed a good argument for putting all the .ac, .am, .dep,
.list files together into a single one. That will also make it easier for
the maintainers of each modules.

Bruno