Consider reverting the autoconf 2.72 version bump requirement as it breaks compatibility with distros

Bug report

Bug description:

autoconf minimum requirement was bumped to 2.72 through https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/115765

This breaks configure regeneration for CentOS Stream 9/RHEL9 (shipping 2.69 and extra 2.71) and CentOS Stream 10/RHEL10 (shipping 2.71). I presume other distros as well. We currently patch our spec files, lowering the version (to 2.69 and 2.71) makes them work fine.

I (re)discovered the issue by doing some testing on the newly added CentOS Stream buildbot.

And as far as I can see there is nothing used from 2.72, no functional changes. Requiring 2.72 is too aggressive and it seems it was not tested on any major distros at the time.

CPython versions tested on:

CPython main branch, 3.16, 3.15, 3.14

Operating systems tested on:

Linux

Examinez la modification de la version minimale de autoconf introduite par l’issue 115765 ainsi que le chemin de régénération de configure qu’elle affecte. Reproduisez le build dans les environnements mentionnés CentOS Stream 9/RHEL 9 et CentOS Stream 10/RHEL 10, puis vérifiez que les versions de distribution prises en charge fonctionnent sans modifier les spec files.