Hello!
> I would like Autoconf to know PACKAGE and VERSION too. Of course it
> is not essential to it as it is for Automake, but I would like it for
> several small issues, each time for esthetic purposes.
>
> 3. It would allow to solve parts of the wishes for a deep --help: each
> --help section coming from a nested package come start with a label
> stating where it comes from.
Great idea!
This is really important.
We need to be able to specify the scope of options, e.g.
./configure PACKAGE1:--enable-debug PACKAGE2:--disable-debug
> If the answer is yes, what is the interface you'd suggest?
>
> AC_PACKAGE(Autoconf, 2.14a)?
Probably Ok.
> I'd like to avoid the Automake third arg trick to disable AC_DEFINE,
> there are probably more esthetic means to achieve this.
Could you please explain why you don't like it and what you propose?
Pavel
