https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=80514
Bug ID: 80514
Summary: --enable-plugin and config/gcc-plugin.m4
Product: gcc
Version: 6.3.1
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: P3
Component: plugins
Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org
Reporter: dilyan.palauzov at aegee dot org
Target Milestone: ---
config/plugins.m4 is written in such a way, that the plugins are enabled,
whenever dlfcn.h or windows.h are found, even when --enable-plugins was not
specified. So the default is to enable plugins, whenever possible, but to
disable plugins, even when --enable-plugins is enforced but the mentioned
headers are missing.
Under these circumstances ./configure --help shall print
--disable-plugin disable plugin support
to indicate that the user has to take only action, when she wants to disable
plugins.
config/gcc-plugin.m4 also tries to enable plugins by default, if
--enable-plugins was not explicitly provided.
The line "enable_plugin=$enableval," is not necessary, as this is the default
ACTION-IF-GIVEN, just put two consecutive commas to
At https://gcc.gnu.org/install/configure.html the option --enable-plugin is not
mentioned.
