Autoconf/Automake

Hello!

Is there any interest in converting the build system used by git to Autoconf and Automake? The ad-hoc configuration in Makefile is getting too big. As for nice features like remembering $prefix, wouldn't it be better to add them to Automake instead of limiting them to just one project?

Other goodies from Automake are "make distcheck" and automatic dependency tracking. Compatibility with non-GNU make could earn us some respect from BSD folks.

I converted several projects to the GNU build system, including qgit. It may be hard to get right, but then it just works for any configuration without giving any trouble.