[ntp:hackers] ntp-dev changes

Harlan Stenn stenn at ntp.isc.org
Sat Apr 15 02:59:58 UTC 2006


> > Autogen will not be required until next week, as I'm not going to be
> > adding the AutoGen stuff until after 4.2.2 is out (4.2.1 is now being
> > called 4.2.2 as the last number is now 'even' for 'stable' releases).
> > 
> > It's a GNU tool, so any GNU archive should have it.
> 
> You cannot require it on Windows if it is not written in perl or a
> similar language and does not require Cygwin which is an unacceptable
> environment. It is an absolute requirement that all files necessary to
> build the binaries be available in the tarball without requiring special
> tools.

If one builds from a tarball, it will be OK.

If one wishes to build from BK, we'll need to find some other solution.

It's not like this should be a surprise - I've been telling folks about
this change for perhaps a year.

H


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