On Tue, Feb 05, 2002 at 05:26:10PM +0000, Lars Hecking wrote: > > My question is, are SOME_VAR and SOME_OTHER_VAR things I should set > > myself in the optional arguments to the AC_CHECK macros, or should I use > > cache variables? I'm uneasy about using the latter, because I've had > > trouble predicting the names of some macros' cache vars, and having to > > slog through the generated configure > > script makes me think I'm doing something wrong. > > The names are fairly obvious, and there's a section in the autoconf manual > that explains them (Results of Tests->Caching Results->Cache Variable Names).
Though the mechanism is (has been) documented, the convention for several macros has changed a couple of times over autoconf's history. (Apparently they are not so obvious as to prevent maintainers from breaking compatibility). > But you don't need to do it this way. usually not (sometimes the result would be unmanageable otherwise) -- Thomas E. Dickey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://invisible-island.net ftp://invisible-island.net
