Re: AC_TRY_CPP too strict? (Was: grep -E)

[Thomas Dickey]

On Thu, Aug 31, 2000 at 04:12:35PM -0400, Pavel Roskin wrote:
> If the compiler is "wary" and indicates missing includes by the exit
> status its subtle warnings should be acceptable. If the compiler is
> "careless" its warnings should be taken with care.
> 
> Also it is better for developers to show warnings while compiling the code
> than to hide them into config.log

sure.  but I've not found it workable to turn on warnings early in the
configure script, and as a matter of course will not accept patches that
make programs less portable - ymmv.

-- 
Thomas E. Dickey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
http://dickey.his.com
ftp://dickey.his.com