Re: Arguemnts to configure

2018-10-03 Thread Sébastien Hinderer
Many thanks for your response, Vivien! I agree environment variables can help, too, althought it's not my preferred way, but thanks for having mentionned them anyway! Sébastien. ___ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/l

Re: Arguemnts to configure

2018-10-02 Thread Vivien Kraus
Hello, >> And, more generally, is there a way to make a configure script accept >> arguments that have a shape different from --with, --without, --enable >> and --disalbe? > > No, not without going against the GNU Coding Standards, which state that > a configure script shouldn't need any other o

Re: Arguemnts to configure

2018-10-02 Thread Eric Blake
On 10/2/18 10:15 AM, Sébastien Hinderer wrote: Dear all, Is there a way to add a new "directory category", in addition to bindir, libdir, etc.? Which directory are you thinking? Is it standardized somewhere, like GNU Coding Standards, Linux File System, or similar? If it is worthwhile, auto

Arguemnts to configure

2018-10-02 Thread Sébastien Hinderer
Dear all, Is there a way to add a new "directory category", in addition to bindir, libdir, etc.? And, more generally, is there a way to make a configure script accept arguments that have a shape different from --with, --without, --enable and --disalbe? Many thanks in advance for any help! Sébas