> > This leads to another question: If a "--disable-something" > > option is given to the ./configure script, is the Makefile > > dynamic in that it won't check for the file(s) that would > > normally take care of what's been disabled ?? Does that > > make sense ?? ;-) > > Aah not sure what you mean by the Makefile being dynamic... > the configure script creates the Makefile, so if you --disable > something it should not check for it and *if* (and it can be a > .... <snip>
That's exactly what I meant ;-) I thought that parts of the Makefile were "pre-written", so I didn't know how much using --disable options would help. > IIRC building Dia and Guppi from source lets you cut out some > gnome deps which is why I wondered originally... but there is > a limit. I think gnumeric is probably too gnome'ified. That might be a safe assumption, but then again, maybe not. I do believe Miguel (the head gnome guy ???) is heavily involved in gnumeric. Regards Hall
