enabling/disabling features (Was Re: RE Questions with Auke Kok)

[Jasper Huijsmans]

Hey,

If I understand you correctly, this is already possible using
optional_depends. It allows you to add extra arguments to configure
(like --enable-foo/--disable-foo).

	Jasper


On Tue, 01 Jul 2003 19:54:24 +0200
Couannette <couannette at free.fr> wrote:

> Hi Lunar People,
> 
> I would like to introduce a small debate about one very simple thing.
> If you want a application to be installed and built with a particular 
> set of features (libraries) you can't do that if you previously 
> installed theses features. Autoconf will automatically detects them
> and configure your app to use them.
> 
> Perhaps autoconf need a new stage of conception, perhaps standard 
> features matrix can be implemented. You would choose before install
> some application your prefered set of features and LIN would configure
> this application exactly as you intended.
> 
> What do you think about that ?
> 
> Couannette
> 
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