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.
* Make sure --without-BTL works for all BTLs
* Fix copy-n-paste error in aix timer configrue help string
This should go to the v1.0 branch
This commit was SVN r8554.
* make sure LIBS contains -lpmapi before checking for pm_cycles()
* reorder aix functions so that we don't use get_usecs() before we
define it
This commit was SVN r6970.