Re: Config changes consensus?

[Randy Terbush <ra...@zyzzyva.com>]

> Ben Laurie wrote:
> > 
> > Jim Jagielski wrote:
> > > 
> > > There hasn't been any real discussion on the proposed Config changes.
> > > Basically, the options are:
> > > 
> > >    #1: Keep things as they are
> > >    #2: Use GNUautoconf (NewConfig.tar) to determine OS/Platform
> > >    #3: Use os.guess to determine OS/Platform
> > > 
> > > I'm assuming that the lack of discussion means that #1 is choice of
> > > most members (usually, when there is a proposed change and there
> > > appears a lack of interest, I feel that the safest option is to
> > > take that as a lack of interest in the change, and not as an OK
> > > for it)...
> > 
> > What happened to the homebrewed guesser? Or is that #3?
> 
> Yep. That's what I've been calling it here.
> 
> Just in case, here it is again. Feedback (and sample outputs) are
> MOST welcome:

I prefer option #3 over #2 without question. Option #3 seems to
be much less intrusive to the build process than going all out
for autoconf.