[Python-Dev] cpython (3.1): - rename configure.in to configure.ac

[Matthias Klose]

On 15.03.2012 11:31, Antoine Pitrou wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Mar 2012 23:27:24 +0100
> matthias.klose<python-checkins at python.org>  wrote:
>> http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/55ab7a272f0a
>> changeset:   75659:55ab7a272f0a
>> branch:      3.1
>> parent:      75199:df3b2b5db900
>> user:        Matthias Klose<doko at ubuntu.com>
>> date:        Wed Mar 14 23:10:15 2012 +0100
>> summary:
>>    - rename configure.in to configure.ac
>> - change references from configure.in to configure.ac
>
> What's the rationale for this change? There doesn't seem to be an issue
> number.

autoconf files up to 2.13 have the .in extension, autoconf files for 2.50 and 
newer the .ac extension.  This is a no change, except for having autoconf2.13 
installed, and the autoconf then failing.