>>>>> "Alexandre" == Alexandre Oliva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> Are you sure that's what the rule was?
Alexandre> That's what AC_CANONICAL_THING does. I didn't look at the
Alexandre> rules. But now that I read them, I see they're exactly
Alexandre> what's implemented, except that I didn't see the code that
Alexandre> rejects NONOPT in case --host and --target are specified
Alexandre> (but I didn't look for it)
All these bizarre interactions were part of the mysterious nature of
explicit HOST. It's extremely difficult to trace the precise
genealogy of each of the system variables :(
>> It seems to me you are saying we moved from `./configure HOST' to
>> `./configure BUILD', given the defaults. Aren't you?
Alexandre> Sounds right.
So now I think we can clearly state the question:
Should an arg to configure be considered as a --build.
Alexandre> Yes, so that existing scripts can still run without
Alexandre> modification.
Ian> [Who was referring to --host at that time, not --build, so I'm
Ian> extrapolating his position]
Ian> No, we should not. This syntax is the result of history, and it
Ian> is superseded by the options. In addition, it is better to
Ian> reject than proceed with a different semantics.
Akim> Now that it is as simple as pretending it is --build, I'm OK,
Akim> because it is simple to implement, document and understand.
Akim> Nevertheless, IMHO, There Should Not Be Two Ways To Do It.
Akim
