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Re: oddities in configuration process

From: Dan Fandrich <dan_at_coneharvesters.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 12:36:56 -0700

On Tue, Jul 19, 2005 at 03:31:21PM -0000, man_at_tfhs.net wrote:
> IIRC, it is possible for "" to be considered 'yes' if the program wishes.
> in this case --without and "" are not the same thing. or have i
> overestimated the capabilites of autoconf?

Yes, but my point is that the autoconf designers could have simplified the
developer's job by allowing him to specify the default and treating it in
exactly the same way as if the option were given on the command line. It's
really just a complaint about style.

>>> Dan

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