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Re: SL 6.2 x86_64, emacs alpha 24.xx, autoconfig 2.65 or newer required
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Sat, 10 Mar 2012 14:56:22 +0000
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On 09/03/12 17:43, Glenn Morris wrote:
> dg wrote:
>
>> Can anyone advise on the possible consequences of installing the
>> latest stable releases of autoconfig and automake? Are there any
>> dependencies within SL 6.2 that require the TUV versions of autoconfig
>> and automake?
> You don't need a newer version of automake. Leave the system autoconf
> alone; install the latest stable autoconf in /usr/local from a release
> tarfile; and make sure /usr/local/bin is at the front of your PATH when
> building Emacs. If ultra-paranoid, install autoconf in a non-standard
> location that is not normally in your PATH, but only when you build
> Emacs.
>
Glenn

Thank you. I am humbled by my lack of thought.

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Best Regards

David Greig

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