Re: optional features and AC_ARG_WITH

[Paul Eggert]

Dan Manthey <address@hidden> writes:

> On Thu, 3 Feb 2005, Braden McDaniel wrote:
>> Paul Eggert wrote:
>> > When you say "features", do you mean "user-visible features"?  That is
>> > the subject tof AC_ARG_ENABLE, and you can control them with the
>> > appropriate --with* options when you invoke ./configure.
>>                ^^^^^^^
>> I think Paul meant "--enable*".

Yes, that's right.  Sorry about the confusion.

> Actually, I think --with* is the relevant case here,

OK, but in that case, he did not mean "user-visible features".  Let's
hear from him to make sure that's what he meant.  (It is a confusing
area.  :-)

> I think the goal is
>
>   for p in $packages; do
>     (cd $p;  ./configure $all-my-desired-with-options)
>   done
>
> and Gregorio probably wants none of them to puke if they can't play well
> with all the options.

Sorry, I don't understand that last statement.  Perhaps you (or he)
could give an example?