Check that `configure` is newer than `configure.ac` during `cabal sdist`
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Cabal: cmd/sdist
Cabal: other
type: enhancement
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Description
When running `cabal sdist` it's easy to forget to regenerate the `configure` script. So `cabal` could compare the timestamps (but only if `configure.ac` exists) during `cabal sdist` and emit a very visible warning if `configure.ac` is newer than `configure`
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