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Re: [RFC/PATCH 3] Copy description of build configuration variables to configure.ac

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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
Jul 9, 2006, 08:21 UTC
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Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com> writes:
> Copy description of build configuration variables from the commentary
> in the top Makefile (from 'next' branch) to configure.ac, splitting
> them into "autoconf" sections.
I do not see much point in this -- they will become out of sync.

Eventually when all the --with-* and --enable-* stuff are implemented, you can ask the generated configure what options are supported, so I do not think this would help the end user either. In other words it is strictly for supporting developers. I think you are better off making a list of supported and yet to be supported ones in the comment in configure.ac, and when you want to see if the list got stale over time, grep for '^# Define' from the Makefile and match them up.

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Message 32 of 34 in “autoconf: Use autoconf to write installation directories to config.mak.autogen”
  1. autoconf: Use autoconf to write installation directories to config.mak.autogenJakub Narebski, Jul 2, 2006
  2. autoconf: Use ./configure script in git *.spec fileJakub Narebski, Jul 3, 2006
  3. Junio C HamanoJul 3, 2006
  4. Jakub NarebskiJul 3, 2006
  5. Junio C HamanoJul 3, 2006
  6. contrib/ statusJunio C Hamano, Jul 3, 2006
  7. Eric WongJul 3, 2006
  8. Junio C HamanoJul 3, 2006
  9. Eric WongJul 4, 2006
  10. git-svn: migrate out of contribEric Wong, Jul 6, 2006
  11. Junio C HamanoJul 7, 2006
  12. git-svn: migrate out of contribEric Wong, Jul 7, 2006
  13. Jakub NarebskiJul 4, 2006
  14. Johannes SchindelinJul 4, 2006
  15. Jakub NarebskiJul 3, 2006
  16. Junio C HamanoJul 3, 2006
  17. Jakub NarebskiJul 3, 2006
  18. Junio C HamanoJul 3, 2006
  19. autoconf: Use %configure in git.spec, autoconf dependency only in rpm targetJakub Narebski, Jul 4, 2006
  20. Pavel RoskinJul 6, 2006
  21. Jakub NarebskiJul 7, 2006
  22. Teach make clean about configure and autoconfJakub Narebski, Jul 8, 2006
  23. Copy description of build configuration variables to configure.acJakub Narebski, Jul 8, 2006
  24. autoconf: Preparing the way for autodetectionJakub Narebski, Jul 8, 2006
  25. autoconf: Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.Jakub Narebski, Jul 8, 2006
  26. autoconf: Checks for some library functions.Jakub Narebski, Jul 8, 2006
  27. autoconf: Checks for librariesJakub Narebski, Jul 8, 2006
  28. autoconf: Checks for some programsJakub Narebski, Jul 8, 2006
  29. configure.ac vertical whitespace usage cleanupJakub Narebski, Jul 8, 2006
  30. Comment on this series of patches (PATCH 2-9)Jakub Narebski, Jul 8, 2006
  31. Junio C HamanoJul 8, 2006
  32. Junio C HamanoJul 9, 2006
  33. Jakub NarebskiJul 9, 2006
  34. Junio C HamanoJul 9, 2006

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