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@AZero13 AZero13 changed the title Update configure for autoconf Update configure for autoconf 2.72 Nov 4, 2025
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Why the change, what are we using in the CUPS autoconf tests that requires autoconf 2.72?

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Why is this file even in the repository? It should be autogenerated and not distributed.

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@inthesquarehole The configure script is always included as part of the tarball, and since autoconf is not a standard developer program on most Unix systems we include a "precompiled" configure script in the repository so that users can build top-of-tree and not just a release tarball.

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