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Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 19:27:32 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject: Re: New language for autoconf
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On Tue, 10 Apr 2001, Tim Van Holder wrote:

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> So I'd like to know what your thoughts on this are. Is
> Perl acceptable, or would Python or Guile be preferred?

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.

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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.