On Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:35:54 -0400 Nikolaos Chatzikonstantinou wrote: > Hello list, > > A quick idea that came to mind: > > When I compile in my local machine, I often do `./configure -C` which > caches all of the test results. Could there be a flag that skips the > existence tests altogether? > > Alternatively, is it possible to have a common database of test > results that I can use amongst all of my projects? If so, wouldn't it > be advisable to generate this database for most checks and keep it in > your system? How often does a "check for getaddrinfo" change in a > system?
You can put parts of the cache file in config.site. More information at https://www.gnu.org/savannah-checkouts/gnu/autoconf/manual/autoconf-2.73/html_node/Site-Defaults.html
