On 7/31/17 15:38, Tom Lane wrote: > Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentr...@2ndquadrant.com> writes: >> One major PITA with the AC_PATH_* checks is that you can only override >> them with environment variables that are full paths; otherwise the >> environment variables are ignored. For example, currently, running > >> ./configure PYTHON=python3 > >> will result in the PYTHON setting being ignored. > > Really? That seems pretty broken, independently of how many variables > are affected. But the ones you'd be most likely to do that with are > using AC_PATH_PROG already, I think. Having lesser-used program variables > behave inconsistently doesn't seem like much of a win.
Well, if we're fiddling around here, I would change them all to AC_CHECK_PROG if possible. Especially the PYTHON one annoys me all the time. CC is another one I set occasionally. -- Peter Eisentraut http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
