fosslinux / fosslinux/live-bootstrap
autoconf before 2.71 and automake before 1.16 installs its unversioned symlinks directly in /usr/bin, ignoring prefix
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Description
Because of this, the symlinks in question don't get included in the repo tarballs. This causes inconsistent behavior between CI and regular bootstrap (because of single vs. multiple passes).
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Research direction
Start by tracing the bootstrap handling for autoconf before 2.71 and automake before 1.16, then inspect how their unversioned symlinks are installed and included in repository tarballs. Compare CI with regular bootstrap behavior and verify that the symlinks respect the prefix and are consistently packaged.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- shell
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100