Re: [PATCH] arch: new program

[Karel Zak]

On Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 04:05:46PM +0200, Jim Meyering wrote:
> Karel Zak <address@hidden> wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 06, 2007 at 09:45:09PM +0200, Jim Meyering wrote:
> >> I hate to say it, after Karel has done most of the work, but I suppose
> >> simply not adding it to coreutils should be considered an option, too.
> >>
> >> Opinions?
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 06, 2007 at 04:17:32PM -0700, Paul Eggert wrote:
> >> Jim Meyering <address@hidden> writes:
> >>
> >> > What do you think of a new configure-time option that
> >> > would list extra programs like arch that you'd like to install?
> >> > I would probably add "su" to the list, since most installers don't
> >> > want the version from coreutils.
> >
> >  Also.. I can prepare this patch if you want this configure option.
> 
> Hi Karel,
> 
> I began work on it over the weekend and haven't gotten back to it.
> Should find time to finish by Monday.

 Cool. Thanks.

>     If you want to install one of the default-not-installed ones,
>     you'd use e.g., ./configure --enable-install-program=su
> 
>     To add to the list of not-installed programs, you'd use
>     --enable-no-install-program=hostname

 Sounds good (especially for downstream maintainers).

> The option syntax is awkward due to autoconf's pseudo-requirement
> that such options look like --enable-REMAINDER_OF_NAME=VAL .
> I'd welcome a better name.

      --unwanted-programs
      --wanted-programs


    Karel

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