On 2024-12-03 16:57, Stuart Henderson wrote:
>On 2024/11/20 21:58, Volker Schlecht wrote:
>>  Index: configure
>>  --- configure.orig
>>  +++ configure
>
>I recommend patching the autoconf input file and regenerating configure
>with autoconf. (I realise it's already done like that, but it could be
>changed). It tends to result in less breakage in updates, and often
>the changes are simpler (in fewer places).

That would be in m4/readline.m4 - which uses AC_LIB_LINKFLAGS_BODY.
While I'm admittedly a dilletante at both autotools and m4, I think getting
that right isn't simpler than patching up the configure script itself every
once in while... and that's after giving it a shot, of course :-)