This merges the branch containing the revamped build system based around converting autogen from a bash script to a Perl program. Jeff has provided emails explaining the features contained in the change.
Please note that configure requirements on components HAVE CHANGED. For example. a configure.params file is no longer required in each component directory. See Jeff's emails for an explanation.
This commit was SVN r23764.
he errmgr framework so that it can decide how to respond - which for now at least is just to check for lifeline and abort if so.
Add a new error constant to indicate that the error is "unrecoverable" so the oob can know it needs to abort.
This commit was SVN r23112.
