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Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: autoconf2.5-2.64-1


On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 3:35 PM, Dave
Korn<dave.korn.cygwin@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Charles Wilson wrote:
>
>> This release includes the use of shell functions, providing smaller and
>> faster configure scripts.
>
> ?Seriously, this should not be underestimated. ?I tried it for the first time
> last night, and suddenly configure scripts really just fly by; I'm used to a
> second or two's delay between the results being output from each test, but
> this thing will suddenly scroll you half a screen full of results in a
> fraction of a second when it's on top of its game. ?Seriously, w00t!

configure on cygwin being fast?  What????

Do you need to do anything special to take advantage of this, or just
autoreconf with the new version?

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