DLPX-92903 gdb-python build fails on Ubuntu 24.04 because of deprecat…

…ed python3-distutils dependency

Makefile.in

@@ -63936,7 +63936,7 @@ config.status: configure
 	CONFIG_SHELL="$(SHELL)" $(SHELL) ./config.status --recheck
 
 # Rebuilding configure.
-AUTOCONF = autoconf
+AUTOCONF = autoconf2.69
 $(srcdir)/configure: @MAINT@ $(srcdir)/configure.ac $(srcdir)/config/acx.m4 \
 	$(srcdir)/config/override.m4 $(srcdir)/config/proginstall.m4 \
 	$(srcdir)/config/elf.m4 $(srcdir)/config/isl.m4 \

Makefile.tpl

@@ -2082,7 +2082,7 @@ config.status: configure
 	CONFIG_SHELL="$(SHELL)" $(SHELL) ./config.status --recheck
 
 # Rebuilding configure.
-AUTOCONF = autoconf
+AUTOCONF = autoconf2.69
 $(srcdir)/configure: @MAINT@ $(srcdir)/configure.ac $(srcdir)/config/acx.m4 \
 	$(srcdir)/config/override.m4 $(srcdir)/config/proginstall.m4 \
 	$(srcdir)/config/elf.m4 $(srcdir)/config/isl.m4 \

config/override.m4

@@ -31,22 +31,6 @@ dnl Ensure exactly this Autoconf version is used
 m4_ifndef([_GCC_AUTOCONF_VERSION],
   [m4_define([_GCC_AUTOCONF_VERSION], [2.69])])
 
-dnl Test for the exact version when AC_INIT is expanded.
-dnl This allows one to update the tree in steps (for testing)
-dnl by putting
-dnl   m4_define([_GCC_AUTOCONF_VERSION], [X.Y])
-dnl in configure.ac before AC_INIT,
-dnl without rewriting this file.
-dnl Or for updating the whole tree at once with the definition above.
-AC_DEFUN([_GCC_AUTOCONF_VERSION_CHECK],
-[m4_if(m4_defn([_GCC_AUTOCONF_VERSION]),
-  m4_defn([m4_PACKAGE_VERSION]), [],
-  [m4_fatal([Please use exactly Autoconf ]_GCC_AUTOCONF_VERSION[ instead of ]m4_defn([m4_PACKAGE_VERSION])[.])])
-])
-m4_define([AC_INIT], m4_defn([AC_INIT])[
-_GCC_AUTOCONF_VERSION_CHECK
-])
-
 
 dnl Ensure we do not use a buggy M4.
 m4_if(m4_index([..wi.d.], [.d.]), [-1],

debian/control

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Section: misc
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Delphix Engineering <[email protected]>
 Build-Depends:
-	autoconf,
+	autoconf2.69,
 	automake,
 	bison,
 	dh-python,
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ Build-Depends:
 	libsnappy1v5,
 	libtool,
 	pkg-config,
-	python3-distutils,
 	python3-future,
 	python3-pyelftools,
 	python3-dev,

gdb/Makefile.in

@@ -2068,7 +2068,7 @@ aclocal_m4_deps = \
 $(srcdir)/aclocal.m4: @MAINTAINER_MODE_TRUE@ $(aclocal_m4_deps)
 	cd $(srcdir) && $(ACLOCAL) $(ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS)
 
-AUTOCONF = autoconf
+AUTOCONF = autoconf2.69
 configure_deps = $(srcdir)/configure.ac $(srcdir)/aclocal.m4
 $(srcdir)/configure: @MAINTAINER_MODE_TRUE@ $(configure_deps)
 	cd $(srcdir) && $(AUTOCONF)

libiberty/Makefile.in

@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ stamp-h: $(srcdir)/config.in config.status Makefile
 config.status: $(srcdir)/configure
 	$(SHELL) ./config.status --recheck
 
-AUTOCONF = autoconf
+AUTOCONF = autoconf2.69
 ACLOCAL = aclocal
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I ../config -I ..
 aclocal_deps = \