Re: config summary output?

[Harlan Stenn]

Bert Wesarg writes:
> We have such a summary framework in our Score-P [1] project. Which
> also has nested configures. It collects all config.summary at the end
> into the $PACKAGE.summary file, which can than also be installed for
> later inspection.

Thanks!

> I put up the M4 file file here [2]. If you are using nested configures
> inside the same package (i.e., not stand alone sub-packages) than you
> can also use the afs_package.m4 too and call AFS_PACKAGE_INIT in the
> top-level configure and AFS_PACKAGE_BUILD_INIT() in the sub-configures
> before calling AFS_SUMMARY_INIT. This gives nice summary sections per
> sub-configure.
> 
> Than call AFS_SUMMARY_COLLECT after AC_OUTPUT in the top-level configure.
>
> [1] score-p.org
> [2] https://gist.github.com/bertwesarg/8d2bd38677a467779318

I'll check that out thanks!

In my case, 2 of the sub-pcakges are "leaf" packages imported from other
places, and 1 of the sub-packages is also useful as a stand-alone
tear-off package.  I'll be taking a look at how to make use of this -
thanks again!

H