Re: [pdf-devel] Debug options: autotools errors

[gerel]

 > Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:38:00 +0100
 > From: Aleksander Morgado <address@hidden>
 > 
 > Hi Gerel,
 > 
 > > ##
 > > Error message:
 > > 
 > > autoheader: warning: missing template: 
 > > autoheader: Use AC_DEFINE([], [], [Description])
 > > autoreconf: /usr/bin/autoheader failed with exit status: 1
 > > ###
 > > 
 > 
 > You should use AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED for shell variables only. But the real 
 > error is that the third parameter is not given (the description). The 
 > description is mandatory when you want to use autoheader (by calling 
 > AM_CONFIG_HEADER or AC_CONFIG_HEADERS) to create a config.h.in file with 
 > all the defines, as we do.
 > 
 > In addition to this, the defines should only appear if the specific 
 > option was selected in the configure, and not always, even if the value 
 > defined is different (we use `ifdef' within the code, not `if').
 > 
 > I send you my changes to your proposal.

Hey, many thanks!

I'd prefer to set each symbol to '1' though:

  AC_DEFINE([HAVE_DEBUG_PAGE], [1], [Debugging Page Layer])

just to follow the standard in config.h symbols.

cheers
-gerel