-For a small number of users, the requirement to have access to Python
-2.4 and perl will be unacceptable, and for these users we continue to
-provide the 'autoconf' build system used in Samba 3.x under the
-source3/. This will build fewer parts of Samba, but should not be seen
-as 'the file server build' (typical file server deployments should use
-the top level build), but as a measure provided with limited features
-for systems and organisations unable to meet the requirements for the
-new build system.
-
-If you do need to use the autoconf build system, please let us know:
-both why you cannot use the 'waf' build in the top level, and what
-features of the source3 build that you require. We need this
-information to assess the continuing demand for this parallel
-infrastructure, and to determine which features need to remain available
-in both build systems.
+The autoconf build was removed in Samba 4.1. If you have tried and
+failed to use our waf build system, you may wish to use the latest
+supported 4.0 release instead, while we address your use case.