Re: configure --help output 'standard'

[Paul Eggert]

Claudio Fontana <address@hidden> writes:

> To be able to know what to expect, I need to know when
> current output format (categories, options and
> comments) was first introduced in autoconf.

That is not the Autoconf Way.  Instead, I would inspect the
output of "autoconf --help" to see whether it's the format you like.
You'd have to do this anyway, since configure.ac can put anything
that it pleases there.

> Another issue is whether current output format is
> going to remain more or less stable.

It's meant for humans, not for programs.  If you need a programmatic
way to find out the options then we should probably add an interface.