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Re: optional features and AC_ARG_WITH
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Paul Eggert |
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Re: optional features and AC_ARG_WITH |
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Fri, 04 Feb 2005 20:15:32 -0800 |
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Gregorio Guidi <address@hidden> writes:
> To avoid this, it should be possible to build software x in a way that does
> not depend on the building host, and this is only possible if x supports
> AC_ARG_WITH() or AC_ARG_ENABLE() for every optional feature it has
> (so that I can add --without-acl to the package building instructions...).
Here's a different idea: build software x in an environment that does
not have the acl library available. This can be done even if the
build host has the acl library installed; all you need to do is to
construct a subset environment on the build host, and then use the
subset environment to build.
> for main problem: encourage the use of AC_ARG_WITH and AC_ARG_ENABLE.
Yes, that sounds reasonable, and we already do this, although the
wording could be improved I suppose. (--with* and --enable* are
in the GNU Coding Standards, as well.)
> for child problem: provide a standard interpretation of those macros (either
> through a macro that standardizes the use of AC_ARG_WITH/AC_ARG_ENABLE, such
> as the ones I posted at the beginning; or through some more precise
> documentation on their use, so that I can point to it when interacting with
> software developers).
I think I prefer the idea of modifying the documentation. Can someone
suggest some wording, in the form of a patch?
- optional features and AC_ARG_WITH, Gregorio Guidi, 2005/02/03
- Re: optional features and AC_ARG_WITH, Paul Eggert, 2005/02/03
- Re: optional features and AC_ARG_WITH, Braden McDaniel, 2005/02/03
- Re: optional features and AC_ARG_WITH, Dan Manthey, 2005/02/03
- Re: optional features and AC_ARG_WITH, Paul Eggert, 2005/02/04
- Re: optional features and AC_ARG_WITH, Gregorio Guidi, 2005/02/04
- Re: optional features and AC_ARG_WITH, Stepan Kasal, 2005/02/04
- Re: optional features and AC_ARG_WITH, Paul Eggert, 2005/02/04
- Re: optional features and AC_ARG_WITH, Gregorio Guidi, 2005/02/04
- Re: optional features and AC_ARG_WITH,
Paul Eggert <=
- Re: optional features and AC_ARG_WITH, Stepan Kasal, 2005/02/09
- Re: optional features and AC_ARG_WITH, Gregorio Guidi, 2005/02/15
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- Re: optional features and AC_ARG_WITH, Gregorio Guidi, 2005/02/17
- Re: optional features and AC_ARG_WITH, Stepan Kasal, 2005/02/18
- Re: optional features and AC_ARG_WITH, Gregorio Guidi, 2005/02/19