>>> "Ralf" == Ralf Corsepius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[...] Ralf> A semi-classic example of such a situation is this one: [...] Ralf> AS_IF([test "$enable_cxx" = yes], Ralf> [AC_PROG_CXX]) [...] Ralf> => Not even automake and autoconf are to treat this situation properly. No. But if someone know how to do this better, ideas would be welcome. Producing an error at configure time was an improvement over what we had in the past (make failing to parse Makefile.in). Currently the motto is « don't check conditionally; check unconditionally and only perform conditional actions ». I know that unfortunately AC_PROG_CXX does not allow conditional actions (since it abort if no compiler is found), but calling it conditionally as above is just what causes AM_CONDITIONAL to be called conditionally (and thus, fail at configure time). -- Alexandre Duret-Lutz
