[2.2] autoconf: Fold a2boot and timelord under the appletalk conditional

[rdmark]

• Remove the distinct --enable-a2boot and --enable-timelord config options, and fold them under --enable-ddp.
• Simplify appletalk conditionals in man makefiles

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[dgsga]

Looks good to me Daniel as a2boot and timelord have no relevance outside of the AppleTalk universe.

[rdmark]

Thanks for reviewing.

The one drawback that I can think of with this change, is that whenever timelord or a2boot code won't compile on a niche platform you can't easily disable it at configure time anymore. But OTOH in the long run this is preferable since it incentivizes everyone to maintain the code.

[dgsga]

Thanks for reviewing.

The one drawback that I can think of with this change, is that whenever timelord or a2boot code won't compile on a niche platform you can't easily disable it at configure time anymore. But OTOH in the long run this is preferable since it incentivizes everyone to maintain the code.

And fix compile failures as and when required. It would be good to have an idea of which host OS'es netatalk users are currently using. Maybe this is a way forward? https://github.blog/changelog/2022-04-12-discussions-polls/

[rdmark]

I like the idea of collecting user data. Ideally we should have (opt-in) user analytics that tells us what people are actually running it on rather what they say they're running it on. :)

One challenge is that the community is split between Github and the mailing lists, so I'd say engage with both.

[rdmark]

Started a poll here #435

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