Trying to merge java.lang.Float, java.lang.Double with Classpath -- help wanted

[Tom Tromey]

>>>>> "Nathanael" == Nathanael Nerode <neroden@twcny.rr.com> writes:

Nathanael> I have an automake problem here: Regenerating using the
Nathanael> 'gcj special' automake gives the following apparently
Nathanael> spurious difference in all the Makefile.in files, in all
Nathanael> subdirs: -TAR = gtar +TAR = tar

You can just ignore these changes.

Nathanael> The second change seems definitely correct, as well, but
Nathanael> the first change is mystifying.

It is a relic of an ancient automake bug.

Nathanael> Incidentally, when can we switch to a more normal version
Nathanael> of automake?

Michael Koch is working on the auto* upgrade.

Nathanael> Furthermore, now that GNU Make is required, is automake
Nathanael> even necessary?

Not if the replacement implements all required features, including
automatic dependency tracking, which we plan to turn on after the
auto* upgrade.

Tom