Note on auto* versions

[Tom Tromey]

>>>>> "David" == David Daney <ddaney@avtrex.com> writes:

David> Is there any way to specify the exact version of automake
David> required in Makefile.am so that if you are using the wrong
David> version you get an error?

David> I am guessing that the answer is no, otherwise we would already
David> be doing it.

Yeah, the answer is "no".  You can easily ask for "1.9.3 or better",
but then, strangely, aclocal insists on an exact match.  Perhaps we
ought to file an automake feature request.

Tom