Re: HTML format documentation (presetting variables)

2000-09-11 Thread Akim Demaille
> "Guido" == Guido Draheim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Guido> Akim Demaille wrote: >> See AC_ARG_VAR. Guido> taken. ... then again, AC_CACHE_CHECK does not use Guido> it I don't understand what you mean. I agree some high level macros such as AC_CHECK_PROGS should document their first

Re: HTML format documentation (presetting variables)

2000-09-11 Thread Guido Draheim
Akim Demaille wrote: > See AC_ARG_VAR. taken. ... then again, AC_CACHE_CHECK does not use it wouldn't that be okay? Just again, what about a second-level options that go in another helpscreen, and, well, in that respect, I do support your position to the point that the current helpscreen is al

Re: HTML format documentation (presetting variables)

2000-09-11 Thread Akim Demaille
> "Guido" == Guido Draheim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Guido> As the discussion does now lead a bit elsewhere, what about Guido> second-level options, settable via VAR=VAL (or sth. alike)? Guido> There was the discussion that for cross-compiling, people do Guido> often have the needs to pres

Re: HTML format documentation (presetting variables)

2000-09-11 Thread Guido Draheim
Richard Stallman wrote: > > The most > important example is when `configure' is re-run (which is not that > uncommon; re-running `./config.status --recheck' when configure.in > changes is becoming more and more common): any such variables set in > the command line are lost i