commit: e4053b8d27cda1749301cb2a13a4269b301681d2
Author: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
AuthorDate: Sun Apr 9 19:46:15 2023 +0000
Commit: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
CommitDate: Mon Apr 10 06:31:51 2023 +0000
URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/pms.git/commit/?id=e4053b8d
Appendix: Document retroactive econf change
Signed-off-by: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo.org>
appendices.tex | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/appendices.tex b/appendices.tex
index db1dc64..7a2c70b 100644
--- a/appendices.tex
+++ b/appendices.tex
@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@ The test mentioned above was effective in EAPI~8. It was
updated in November 202
\t{-{}-enable-static} and \t{-{}-enable-shared}, and in addition checks for a
proper end of these
option strings.
+\subsection{econf matches configure -{}-help output better}
+The simple string matching used for \t{configure -{}-help} output caused false
positives for options
+like \t{-{}-with-sysroot}. It was effective in EAPIs 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, and was
updated in April 2023
+to check for a proper end of string for all option names beginning with
\t{with-}, \t{disable-} or
+\t{enable-}.
+
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