The configure messages refer to bugs.python.org.

Tests / Check if generated files are up to date (pull_request)

A PR with a solitary edit to configure.ac will fail the above test.

sed -i "s#https://bugs.python.org/#https://github.com/python/cpython/issues#g" cpython/configure.ac

I would leave it to someone else to open a PR.

• install podman or docker
• run ./configure to generate the Makefile
• run make regen-configure
• done

A Member can decide whether to mention podman and docker in the 1st block comment of configure.ac .

$ ed -s cpython/configure.ac <<<'1,13p'
dnl ***************************************************
dnl * Please run autoreconf -if to test your changes! *
dnl ***************************************************
dnl
dnl Python's configure script requires autoconf 2.69 and autoconf-archive.
dnl

# Set VERSION so we only need to edit in one place (i.e., here)
m4_define(PYTHON_VERSION, 3.12)

AC_PREREQ([2.69])

AC_INIT([python],[PYTHON_VERSION],[https://bugs.python.org/])
$