Re: How to use cache variables

[Thomas E. Dickey]

On 7 Feb 2002, Akim Demaille wrote:

> John> it's less surprising that they might change than that documented
> John> behavior might change.  (Of course I don't mean that
> John> ac_cv_header_foobar_h is not mentioned in the Autoconf docs, I
> John> mean even the format of the cache variable that
> John> AC_CHECK_HEADER(foobar.h) generates is not =explicitly=
> John> documented.)
>
> This has been a default in Autoconf for years.  I have a few ideas on
> how to remove this problem, while at the same time enable the
> implementation of other features.  But it requires severe surgery,
> which is not possible at this stage.  Maybe for the next release.

Removing the problem would be best done by documenting the conventions
in use.

> Anyway, there are so many scripts depending on these names, that
> whatever scheme will be chosen, we will keep them.

(such as AC_CHECK_LIB ;-)

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