Date:	Thu, 12 Apr 2001 12:50:52 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To:	Tim Van Holder <tim DOT van DOT holder AT pandora DOT be>
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Subject:	Re: New language for autoconf
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On Tue, 10 Apr 2001, Tim Van Holder wrote:

> > AFAIK, of the above only Perl is available as a DJGPP port. And automake
> > already uses Perl, anyway, so at least it wouldn't put an _additional_ 
> > burden on most maintainers. Thus, I'd think Perl is the right choice.
> > 
> I know Perl is the only one currently available for DJGPP, but I have
> both Python and Guile sitting on my HD just waiting to be ported :-)

I tend to recommend Perl.  Its port is used for quite some time and
was proven to be stable and reliable.  New ports are always less
stable.

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