Actually, configure.py emulates sed to use the information in chkconfig.sed (like "[EMAIL PROTECTED]@!yes!g"). Bo, if you can think of a format that would be easier for python, we have no reason to stick to this weird syntax. A possibility would be to replace it by lines like chk_article=yes that could be evaluated by python, and then replace the appropriate @foo@ entries.
Sure. I was trying to reproduce exactly what configure.m4 was doing. Now, we can do some cleverer things. I have taken a note about this on my agenda. Bo
