[sr #110674] Option --with-pic is a misnomer

[Bruno Haible]

Follow-up Comment #2, sr#110674 (group libtool):


> old versions that have --with-pic & not --enable-pic will stick around
basically forever.

Yes, we can't make old versions disappear. E.g. a search on
codesearch.debian.net shows that 6% of all Debian sources still integration
with libtool version 1.x.

But that's not the point. The point of this bug report is that the
'./configure --help' output (and the libtool documentation) should not spread
confusion about what --enable-... and --with-... options mean.

The support for the old spelling does not need to be documented; it can be
supported silently.


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