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Re: Configure script tutorial/doc
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David Reitter |
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Re: Configure script tutorial/doc |
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Wed, 14 Oct 2015 21:44:06 -0400 |
On Oct 14, 2015, at 7:01 PM, Aurélien Aptel <address@hidden> wrote:
> The configure machinery is hairy, especially for someone who doesn't
> know autoconf. I've made a short guide on it on the emacs wiki.
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> http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/HackerGuide#toc8
Thank you!
I wish I had had this a few years ago.
One thing that I find particularly hairy is the dumping mechanism. Extending
site-load.el is very tricky, and the limitations are difficult to understand.
lisp.mk is helpful and needs to be mentioned. If there’s no good documentation
already, it would be great if this Wiki page could discuss it.