* Karl Berry wrote on Mon, Aug 02, 2010 at 12:00:21AM CEST: > Autoconf 2.66 added '+' to the set of allowed characters in --enable-* > > Why?
So gnulib could have --enable-c++. > So, my question is: could standards.texi document the set of allowed > characters? > > Can you make a proposal? Sure; later. > Current Autoconf has -+. mapped to _ and otherwise wants characters > eligible for shell variable names; but you may want to just allow more > of them? > > What's the advantage of allowing more characters? Easier to remember option names? Dunno. Cheers, Ralf
