refresh autoconf infrastructure so that it has a fighting chance to work
with something not from the previous decade.
NB: I should eventually put back the OS specific stuff I've removed so
that we ca

refresh autoconf infrastructure so that it has a fighting chance to work
with something not from the previous decade.
NB: I should eventually put back the OS specific stuff I've removed so
that we can have a complete distribution.

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- fix bug with cvs group auth
- use our own getopt
- add config tests for optreset

Port over NetBSD fixes:
- remove configure hooks to other os's
- handle symlinks in cvsroot
- configurable CVS local directory name
- unlock patch
- setxid patch (handle setuid CVS and drop privilege

Port over NetBSD fixes:
- remove configure hooks to other os's
- handle symlinks in cvsroot
- configurable CVS local directory name
- unlock patch
- setxid patch (handle setuid CVS and drop privileges correctly)
- when __SSP__ avoid alloca
- admin commands in history
- programmable admin group
- always enforce admin group
- protocol independent network handling (handle ipv6)
- correct issue with wrong revision in resurrected files
- centralize cvs password cleanup in memory
- don't segv if we re-enter exit handlers
- more sprintf -> snprintf
- extra empty line in editor buffer
- alias 't' with 'T' in logmsg.c for compatibility
- alias config "LocalKeyword" with "tag" and "UserAdminOptions" with
"AdminOptions" for compatibility.
- disable Checking-prog and Update-prog for security
- take account of our current umask when computing the mode of files.

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