[MPlayer-dev-eng] [RFC] configure2 underway

[Mike Melanson]

On Thu, 15 Nov 2001, pl wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> As some (any) of you may be aware, as time goes on, the configure script
> becomes a real pain to extend:

	I'm quite new to the development effort, so I don't know the
reasons the group has chosen to maintain its own configure script rather
than relying on the GNU autotools (autoconf, automake, etc.). I was
just wondering what were the compelling reasons for this decision?

	Thanks...
	-Mike Melanson